Just pulled the trigger on a Bergara B14 HMR Pro in 308. Could have gotten the B14 HMR standard for about $400 cheaper but liked a couple of the upgrades on the Pro. This has a 20 inch barrel and hoping to get it set up before a long distance course in a month. The feedback from PoppaBear on his in 300 WM and other reviews look great. This will be at about 9.5 pounds and I do plan to use in hunting is their an optics base that is a good choice when trying to juggle long distance performance with weight? I'd like to stretch this out to 1000 yards eventually (on steel not hunting).

Thanks!