Need help building a sheep/goat rifle....

[Duckhunterbrad]

I have been a bow hunter for all of my hunting life besides one moose hunt where I took a 28 nosler. The 28 nosler is a great rifle but too heavy for back packing into mountain goat county. I'm very close to putting my deposit down on a goat hunt at this time and need to start thinking about a rifle that will work for both mountain goat and the potential for dall/bighorn sheep. I geek out on dialing in a bow but don't have a strong desire to do the same with a rifle, so I am looking for suggestions on an easy to find factory rifle. I picked up a Zeiss V6 scope to top it a few years ago when it was heavily discounted, so optics are taken care of. This gun will be used on maybe 3-5 hunts, so ideally would like to keep it under $1,000. I do have a local guy who is happy to make up custom ammo for whatever caliber I end up with. Throw me your lightweight gun and caliber suggestions that can accurately shoot at least 500 yards!

 

[mtnbound]

A 6CM or fast twist 243, if you just can't do those, then go with a 6UM or a 6.5 PRC.

 

[Jake Larsen]

6 CM would be my choice. Tikka just announced factory stainless, 20” barrel threaded 5/8. I’d grab one of those and snag an Airlock ZG 6mm once those launch.

If you end up wanting to further upgrade and make it even more shootable, you can drop it into a Rokstock Lite.

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[skipper907]

6 CM would be my choice. Tikka just announced factory 18” stainless, 20” barrel threaded 5/8. I’d grab one of those and snag an Airlock ZG 6mm once those launch.

If you end up wanting to further upgrade and make it even more shootable, you can drop it into a Rokstock Lite.

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Is the tikka you talk about going to be a 6cm in 18 and 20inch ?

 

[Jake Larsen]

Is the tikka you talk about going to be a 6cm in 18 and 20inch ?

20”, 5/8x24 threaded, 1:7.5

Sorry that 18” was a typo.

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