lightest rifle???? found one!!!
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Mount Sweetness
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- Southern Ontario
.30-30 winchester 94
- Location
- Niagara Region, Ontario. For now
In 16 inch trapper it is hard to beat the win 94 for a handy deer gun, it should be about 6 lbs.
The lightest I believe is a Kimber 84 Montanna though at just over 5 lbs.
The trapper is so short and handy though it's hard to pass up.
The lightest I believe is a Kimber 84 Montanna though at just over 5 lbs.
The trapper is so short and handy though it's hard to pass up.
the Savage Light Weight Hunter is only 5 point something lbs, oldest son just bought one in 260. oh, but it's over the $600 mark. well, the Win 94 30-30 is mightly light and easy to handle. just bought a nice light little M77 in 44mag, but it too was over the 600 mark. Micro Medallions are 6 lbs 1 oz and Rem Mod 7's are light and handy, if you are real lucky in your search, you may find one for 6, toss in a trade or save a wee bit more doe. You could find an NEF rifle for well under your price mark, but I wouldn't buy another, to me they are or were NFG! Had a little sweety H&R 157 full wood in 30-30, but it too, needed a new knuckel at one time. Or, if you meant lightest as in lightest cal, the answer is 243 Win, in my view.
Do you mean the lightest rifle in weight, or the smallest useful cartridge? If the lightest in weight, you have some of the answers above. But, what you put on for sights will affect the final weight.
If you really meant the cartridge, that is a different question, and some of it rests with your provincial hunting regulations as to minimum calibre, or not.
Pathfinder
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- Northeast Ontario
I was going to Say a Ruger compact does well at this but I see you're not far off the mark.
meathunter62
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- Cranbrook/BC
LW rifle: Savage????????
Please disregard the previous remarks from this writer and stay away from any of the Savages; unless you want to buy yourself a bunch of headaches and spent the remainder of your savings on one of us for repairs ect..
Typically their sales are being heavily and falsely 'pushed' by big money advertising as for the likes of the 'Big green' company. They totally lack quality, are one of the 'crudest' and poorest designs ever witnessed, poor materials are being used and they operate like a donkey drawn hay-wagon. No doubt in my mind: they are the worst gun I've ever witnessed in the gun industry and in the end "you get what you pay for". I'm sure that any gunmaker/smith 'worth his salt' will back this up.
If you don't have the funds for a custom rig, then please forget about about Ultra-Lightweight guns, but go for the LW to Middle-weight class guns instead. Good value for money in your price class still is any of the 'used' Tikka T3, a Browning X-Bolt or you can't really go wrong with any of the older and properly 'sporterized' M98/96/M38 Mausers, FN, Parker Hale, Alpine, Husquvarna, Carl Gustav or the later Santa Barbera's or Interarms Mausers; aspecially if you can pick one up in the great 6.5x55Swede or 7x57 Mauser cal.'s.
Anmy of these will last you a life-time. Spent the extra bit and have the brl 'bore-scoped' first before you finalize your purchase.
Hope this helps? Cheers.
Please disregard the previous remarks from this writer and stay away from any of the Savages; unless you want to buy yourself a bunch of headaches and spent the remainder of your savings on one of us for repairs ect..
Typically their sales are being heavily and falsely 'pushed' by big money advertising as for the likes of the 'Big green' company. They totally lack quality, are one of the 'crudest' and poorest designs ever witnessed, poor materials are being used and they operate like a donkey drawn hay-wagon. No doubt in my mind: they are the worst gun I've ever witnessed in the gun industry and in the end "you get what you pay for". I'm sure that any gunmaker/smith 'worth his salt' will back this up.
If you don't have the funds for a custom rig, then please forget about about Ultra-Lightweight guns, but go for the LW to Middle-weight class guns instead. Good value for money in your price class still is any of the 'used' Tikka T3, a Browning X-Bolt or you can't really go wrong with any of the older and properly 'sporterized' M98/96/M38 Mausers, FN, Parker Hale, Alpine, Husquvarna, Carl Gustav or the later Santa Barbera's or Interarms Mausers; aspecially if you can pick one up in the great 6.5x55Swede or 7x57 Mauser cal.'s.
Anmy of these will last you a life-time. Spent the extra bit and have the brl 'bore-scoped' first before you finalize your purchase.
Hope this helps? Cheers.
Own many types of rifles, winchester, tikka, remington, marlin, lakefield, savage, husqvarna and a couple others.
There is absolutly nothing wrong with the savage rifles except for the fact they are not overpriced like many of their competitors.
They are what they are, they perform as well and last as well as just about any other brand, the fit and finish may not be as nice but they do work and are known for it.
Sure the fit and finish of these older rifles is nicer, and yes they usually are built to better tolerences but the newer rifles if taken care of will last as well as the old ones.
The best suggestion i can give the OP is to handle as many rifles as you can and pick what suits you.
