Best rifle choice for this purpose

[britishtq]

I've seen a lot of guys using the Remington 700 for your purpose. I saw a guy shoot 1 moa at 600 yards with a 300 win mag Remington 700 sps that had a bedded stock and some nice glass on it. He let me break a fee shots and man was it nice.

I was like, squeeze, bang, YEE HAAWWWWW!!!

[565fitter]

I say rebarrel a 700 in something like 6.5 creedmoor, 6 creedmoor or something like that. get a sportier barrel contour with a bedded stock and a good trigger job and you should be able to keep 1moa. you may have to let the barrel cool more but if you want to carry it around that's your best option. you could always hit the gym more and get a heavy barrel

[mark5pt56]

You might need to bump that weight up a pound, ideally around 9 to get what you want. A good light palma profile should be light enough and work when heated to that degree. The Manners light weight carbon fiber stocks will help with weight a bunch also- don't start adding a bunch of swivel points either. Some have three bottom, two each side fore and aft.

I have to add more to that weight. I just weighed an FN PBR XP with a Harris 6-9, Leupold MK4 LR/T M3, nylon sling and Triad stock pack and it's at 12. This has a steel hinged floorplate and standard Hogue Extreme stock-far better than the base one used on the rem. Anyhow, how can you save weight?

Aluminum floorplate - if requiring the 10 round cap for a detachable mag, you will add weight over the steel FP
Stock- The lightweight options such as the Manners.
No stock pack
No Bipod
I have aluminum rings with steel base-you could use the Talley one piece aluminum rings, no moa, but light and strong. If needing the 20 moa cant, Night Force Direct Mount.
Barrel, mine is 20" light flutes and should be approx of Light Palma.
Scope, you might shave 4-6 ounces of of the Leupold if using another brand with similar features.

[ASH556]

Mark, thanks for the input. How do you feel about running a short bolt gun with a detachable mag and some kind of a LPV optic against a semi-auto. Something like a Ruger Gunsite maybe?

[59_Gretsch]

How about the Gladius from GAP?


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[mark5pt56]

Once we start thinning the barrel more on the bolt gun, we start splitting hairs with accuracy vs the semi I think. Weight then might be the issue with the semi, I don't know about the weights of those in this class. My vote is for a bolt gun, set up like you want it. Also, if it's balanced well, a 11-12 pound bolt gun is nice. My standard Ruger GSR is pretty accurate, I bet the 18" stainless model will give you the accuracy you need and the weight will be in check. According to the site, 7.1, add the scope, sling and you are under 9. Do you need the rapid fire capability of the semi? Didn't know if this was for any type of match shooting, which plenty run a bolt in, referring to High Power.
As a side note, CDI and Pacific Tool and Gauge should be making if not already, aluminum metal for the Ruger. The PTG will be in the "Stealth" model(extends below the stock and is nice, example from other models)
I can't speak for the Tikka's and Sako's, but everyone speaks highly of them, another idea.

This would be nice on the Ruger if needing a brake. (.860) is the smallest diameter)
http://shop.battlearmsdevelopment.co...AD-MRAD-RB.htm

http://www.ruger.com/products/gunsit...le/models.html

[tylerw02]

How about the Gladius from GAP?


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The Gladius would be an excellent choice, but over his weight requirement. They come in at 10 lbs or so before scope.




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[565fitter]

another angle that isn't being covered is a good sling. I hunt with a heavy gun. I use a biathlon style sling, it splits up the weight between both sholders. makes the long hike into my stand much more comfortable

[mark5pt56]

Not a biathlon, but this is pretty handy. I have the basic now on the FN and plan on getting a couple more.

http://rifle-craft.com/product-category/rifle-slings/

[caelumatra]

Custom build a LW bolt gun?

Remington 700 ADL in 308 but discard the stock and replace with this: http://mdttac.com/lss-chassis-remington-700.html
1.6 pounds plus however much just the barrel and action weigh plus the glass. You could add in the Proof barrel to this is we're talking budgetless here but that's a really light requirement

If you have a thread in the semi I'll probably say this there too but I have an 18" Noveske 308 in a MaTen. I've had the barrel dimpled to shed weight and it has just an MOE stock on it. It was as light as I could make it and empty with no glass it still weighed 9 pounds. Now that I've put glass and rings on it its almost 13 empty.