Just how light are you wanting to go?
I hunt almost 100% above that 5k mark here in Montana and my 17.75" Mini 6ARC is absolutely money for me. My factory ELD-M dopes out to having a 2550 MV and holding 1800FPS out to 600 yards.
That's a sweet rifle! Thank you for the info. That helps me narrow things down for sure. I was thinking 7 to 8 pounds total, so with the 9.4oz Normad Ti XC I would be right in there with your build. My main hunting rifle right now is a 9lb Tikka 270 without the can, so anything lighter would be a noticeable difference!
That's a helpful chart, thank you! Looks like 18 to 20" should be plenty of MV for my purposes!
That sounds like a sweet setup! Probably right, about 7 pounds with a light scope and can?
This is probably the coolest gun I have per dollar spent. I’m excited to see how many kids can put a 108 eldm through a whitetail with this thing. 7 pounds 12 ounces with a dnz one piece mount, 3.5-10x44 meopro, CGS suppressor qd mount, howa 6 arc mag, howa rubber bolt ball, factory seconds mdt lss gen 2 chassis, mdt buffer tube, mdt premier grip, fostech aluminum castle nut, magpul dt pr buttstock.
Also I bought the tactical bolt knob that @General RE LEE shared a while back and twisted off a screw head trying to install it. I’m going to see if legacy sports will send me another. If not, the rubber ball they sell is still a nice addition.
The one I posted a few posts back in the chassis was a chopped down Tupperware factory stock before that. Young lady shot her first deer with a 108 ELDM in that macgyver compact stock configuration. There are some limb saver pads that are very close dimensionally but I really wanted a chassis for the adjustable LOP, so I just put the factory one back on to get me to the mdt factory seconds sale.
This was with a Mini Action 6.5 Grendel in stock configuration. I bought one for each of my kids to use as their first rifles. Black one was just a rifle and the green one was the package with the Nikko Sterling scope. This was before the 6 ARC was born. Both rifles have killed lots of deer for my kids. Even though they have moved on to other guns for hunting, these are their comfort rifles. They love to take them to the range and wack steel with them while practicing proper shooting techniques.
Pretty heavy >4lb for the stock
There's a photo or 2 of the one I slabbed and fluted around somewhere on here. I've since lost the photos
Tis is without the Scythe so you aren't far off.
My 10yo took his first deer at 260 yards with my ultralight Mini this year. He had maybe 20 shots through it at the range before he killed with a single double lung shot. Other than a few shots with the 223, this is the only centerfire rifle he's ever shot. Recoil is simply a non-issue with this cartridge. The longer trigger reach of the VG is a little tough for him but manageable apparently.
