All lightweight rifles for mountain hunting suggestions

[mtmountainroam]

Just buy a Tikka in 6.5 or 6 Creed. There are lots more important characteristics for a mountain hunting rifle than the overall weight.

I second that.

 

[prm]

Kimber 84M. Still my favorite hunting rifle after many years.

I’ve had a few Tikkas but they never gelled with me. Also, they feel rather large and heavy compared to the Kimber.

 

[KenLee]

Get something you appreciate, or get something you dont mind banging up. If i was starting out i would go get a glenfield model a for $450 in 270 win. Light enough to carry easy, inexpensive enough not to worry too much about it.

I don't worry bout any of em now. $250 to $5k.
Run em like you stole em or sell em.

 

[Grassymike]

My "mountain rifle" gets used for even day hunts close to home. I have a Tikka T3x compact in 7mm-08. I put a Bell and Carlson stock on it and glass bedded it with Devcon 10110. Works a lot nicer with the slight weight increase from the new stock (7oz.) ended up at 7.5 pounds scoped with a Burris FF2 with ballistic plex. With the new stock muzzle jump has been mostly eliminated. The recoil pad is also noticably better.

 

[270-300]

So you have zero advice for the OP, you only posted to throw shade at others. Maybe Rokslide isn't for you.

You sure took that out of context.

The idea someone with a different mindset should leave and stay quiet. You must be from russia.

 

[Kaleb]

You sure took that out of context.

The idea someone with a different mindset should leave and stay quiet. You must be from russia.

You sure took that out of context. You gave one example of a cheap rifle and then proceed to cut down any other questions. Like the budget question which is a perfectly good question then made a silly comment about 30/30's or some such. Pretty funny you replied trying to poke fun and now playing the victim. Hard to tell if you're wanting to be helpful poke fun or play the victim card to be honest.

The OP was given some very good information the states he doesn't know what it meant. So he's probably not really looking to build a rife. He was also given good information about factory rifles and it doesn't appear he's checked back in.