Flip flop is thinner and lighter i would think. As I'm sure you know, these have ended up on many a "lightweight" rifle build. (Although a lot of those builds are on old mauser sporters and howas ect with either metal butt plates or rock hard recoil pads)
A little different flavor of factory lightweight
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Flip flop is thinner and lighter i would think. As I'm sure you know, these have ended up on many a "lightweight" rifle build. (Although a lot of those builds are on old mauser sporters and howas ect with either metal butt plates or rock hard recoil pads)
You should shoot 120s in it instead of 140s. Think of the weight savings.
Nice rifle BTW.
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You should shoot 120s in it instead of 140s. Think of the weight savings.
Nice rifle BTW.
Yes of course......even if you add a couple more grains of powder under the 120's you still lose 18 grains per round,......at 4 rounds down plus one in the chamber...a whopping 90 grs...or .205 ounces. But it's free...unless you add the cost of two more grains of powder.....and on and on.....
That is really nice. I have a Model 700 243 I once considered converting to 7-08 and giving it the full synth stock etc. mountain rifle treatment then a buddy fouled it up and gave me a Husqvarna Model 4100 Lightweight 270 and that was all I really needed.
C-36.........I did something similar but went a little further in both weight reduction and dollars. I started with a 700 SA Ti in 300 WSM then went for the Brown Precision Kevlar stock at 14 oz as well as a PT&G speedlock alum firing pin and reduced spring as well as a PT&G alum bolt shroud. Went with Weaver bases and rings and a Leupold Compact 3-9X36 VX II. With ammo in it weighs 5 lbs 15 oz and is a truly dedicated mountain backpack rifle. Which is handier than hell, now I'm too old to back pack hunt and too fat to climb mountains........But by God, I got me a beautiful fly weight mountain back packing sheep and goat rifle.........40 years too late..........
I know some people on here will call down my mounts, but even though they are not the most beautiful mounts in the world, they are light, low and reliable, and I have never had a set of Weavers fail me or let a scope move.
When I hand this rifle to people to show it to them, they nearly hit themselves in the face with it...............it really is that light. I'm considering milling the flutes to flats and making an even lighter oct barrel and maybe knocking a couple inches off it.
I know some people on here will call down my mounts, but even though they are not the most beautiful mounts in the world, they are light, low and reliable, and I have never had a set of Weavers fail me or let a scope move.
When I hand this rifle to people to show it to them, they nearly hit themselves in the face with it...............it really is that light. I'm considering milling the flutes to flats and making an even lighter oct barrel and maybe knocking a couple inches off it.
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^^^^nice rifle, I hope to have a pic of a ram like that one day!!
don't cut that barrel!!
don't cut that barrel!!
I built it with 165 gn bullets in mind but it didn't like them very much. It did however show a particular love for the Barnes 150 gn TTSX, which still fit my end game plans perfectly. It shoots just under moa with this bullet and runs about 3200 fps IIRC, I'd have to check my load data to be sure and I don't recall the load either. It however does the job as intended and the kid has used it on a couple sheep hunts and now wants one of his own. Light rifles and car racing are very similar........if you want a lighter rifle or faster car........just bring more money.
Now the final modification I would really love to try on this rifle is a titanium octagonal barrel.......should drop it down more than a pound. I'm not sure how titanium stands up as a barrel material though. I know it has been used in black powder cartridge rifles but I don't know if it has the right properties for continued use at 65,000 psi.
Now the final modification I would really love to try on this rifle is a titanium octagonal barrel.......should drop it down more than a pound. I'm not sure how titanium stands up as a barrel material though. I know it has been used in black powder cartridge rifles but I don't know if it has the right properties for continued use at 65,000 psi.
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I have never back pack hunted with either keys or change in my pocket, or wallet or belt or sunglasses or many other things. I was a VERY serious sheep hunter in my younger days, and nothing that was not 100% essential to my survival and the taking and processing of the sheep was carried. We even had the titanium pot and coffee cups......no toothbrush ever accompanied me on a sheep or goat hunt. My hunting buddy and I had our gear down to 35 lbs each including rifle and ammo, for a 5 day sheep hunt. And crash60, I can tell you that with a whole sheep on board plus the gear you took in, 1 lb most certainly does make a difference, every pound at this point is crucial, hell every ounce at this point is crucial. Every camel has a breaking point, and that 1 lb may just be it...........It is my experience that nothing is too light, when it comes to back pack sheep and goat hunting........you should try it sometime.
Every ounce does indeed count. Trimming the excess packaging off freeze dried meals saved me 1.8 ounces last fall.
Here is my light weight, a modified Montana .243, manners stock, reamed out to .260, Leopold ultralight scope, 3x9, and light weight Talley's, firing pin and a few other small details.
5lbs two 2 oz, all up, shoots great with 125gr partion
and 120 BT, Haven't bothered with anything heaver, as have a .264 win if I need real long leg's.
prick of a thing to sight in, kicks like a bastard, I shoot it off hand like a shotgun up, bang, its a pain in the ass, to try and hold steady off hand, too light.
Shot 25-30 feral goats, a few red, and sika deer, a couple chamois and a wild pig, (have taken it back to New Zealand)
Built by Jess, from, Alberta outdoors, my present to myself, for paying of my mechanic's truck.
5lbs two 2 oz, all up, shoots great with 125gr partion
and 120 BT, Haven't bothered with anything heaver, as have a .264 win if I need real long leg's.prick of a thing to sight in, kicks like a bastard, I shoot it off hand like a shotgun up, bang, its a pain in the ass, to try and hold steady off hand, too light.
Shot 25-30 feral goats, a few red, and sika deer, a couple chamois and a wild pig, (have taken it back to New Zealand)
Built by Jess, from, Alberta outdoors, my present to myself, for paying of my mechanic's truck.
