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Sometime in the future I would like to make myself one light weight rifle.
It will be a Rem 700 in 30-06. Most likely use a factory barrel but a custom is not out of the question. Probably go with a Leupy in 2-7 or 2.5-8.
What are some ways you guys can suggest to shave some weight?
Also, NO I don't want a Tikka or kimber. I don't like how Tikka's feel and I don't like the 3 pos safety of the Kimbers. I owned a tack driving 325wsm in a Montucky 10 years ago, could never get used to the safety so I sent it down the road.
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Stock(Edge, Ti, Bansner, etc), aluminum FP assembly, stamped follower, Ti job on the bolt, Talley LWs to name a few.
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McMillan edge,bansner, or bc ti takeoff in ADL. Fluted barrel, bolt and action slabbed. I have seen a few done by kampfeld that look awesome. Talley lightweight rings and aluminum FP shroud can save a few oz also.
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Mine is a B series BDL. Sold the stock and bolt shroud/firing pin. Bought a Mcmillan classic swirly, dropped in a PTG aluminum pin and bolt shroud, had it bedded and shoots great. Also have a Bansner stock, used it on a short action 700 with a flip flop pad and painted it. For the money didn't find carving on the action worth it.
If I was a righty, I'd buy a laminated, ss, 30-06 mtn rifle, trip the stock, and drop it in a mountain rifle mcmillan stock.
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How light do you want to go?? If you want sub 6 lbs......you need to get reacquainted with the Montana's. Mine with a Swaro Z3 3-9x36 and Talley LW's and Titanium bolt handle goes 5 lbs 15 oz. I have an alum T/G on order that will shave off another ounce or so. 700 1st Gen Ti 30-06 w/6x42 and Talley's and Hunter's Edge ADL goes 6 lbs 2 oz. Faux Ti with treatments (posts above) will go 6-1/2 lbs or so. 16Bore has some good pics of faux Ti's on the scale. ETA: Here's a Classic 300 Savage dropped into an Edge ADL stock with the Talley's and the 2.5-8x. I was surprised at the light weight. And it has a 24" sporter contour.
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Here's a faux Ti w/o the bolt fluting. Mtn rifle contour Rock 25-204 cut at 22" in a Hunter's Edge. It does have the alum bolt shroud and fluted pin. Kampfeld bolt treatment would bring it down to about 6 lbs 9 ozs (see next post).
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Kampfeld treatment only shaves 1.7 ozs. Both SA bolts....both have alum shroud/fluted pin. Kampfeld does have hollow knob.....just doesn't show in the pic.
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Cheapest way would be to shop around for awhile and find a takeoff Ti or stainless mountain rifle 30-06 barrel. They are 22", though.....which I prefer.
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Have your action milled down (twistedbarrel.com) has pictures of it , flute bolt, skeletonize bolt handle, mountain rifle contour, and edge stock.
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257,
I'm getting ready to ship my bolt to Kampfeld. It's a SS 700. Do I need to have him bead blast it or anything too? Or does it match up pretty good?
Sorry for the sidetrack...
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I wouldn't do anything extra except have him remove the jeweling. He has that on the order form. It was done to the bolt shown above.
ETA: But I haven't had any stainless bolts done.....so somebody else might chime in.
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Thanks. Seems like the jeweling would automatically be removed??? No......it will be there between the flutes unless you tell him to remove it. You'll see the $5 option to remove jeweling after fluting.
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Ok, thanks.
BTW, this is for the 7-08 I just bought. We talked about it before. It'll be headed to Fosnaugh for a barrel chop (22"), Timney and skim bedded in a McMillan Hunters Edge! Might get the Talley's Cerekoted too.
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Awesome. Post up some pics when it's done.
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Have your action milled down (twistedbarrel.com) has pictures of it , flute bolt, skeletonize bolt handle, mountain rifle contour, and edge stock. I'd like to have them mill flats on one of my actions.....just for fun.....and have it engraved with "GFY".
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Didn't read the thread so may duplicate someone's post. Micro-cell recoil pad takes off a couple ounces. Fluting the barrel can take off substantial weight.
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If you turn down the action and trim up the tang you can drop almost 4oz. Flute the bolt and put a featherweight barrel with minium shank. It costs a lot to get them really light. A lot of machining time.
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I never weighed the action before and after but 33/40 Mauser cut are cool.
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