Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

[goalie]

45/70 and 30/30 single shots. I'll change it up based on how much walking will be involved

 

[Clarktar]

6UM, 223, 30-06, 375ruger, 450 Marlin.

And now this solo..... But after playing with the single shot I curious about a light weight gasser....

 

[Luke S]

Interesting you guys love your UL UL rifles so much. I had a AR that was a bit lighter than my 308 but I just didn't like the awkward shape so it didn't get much use. But these UL UL builds look light enough to overcome that (and using a smaller scope might help I suspect). Waiting to get home to some parts.

 

[robtattoo]

I ain't admitting how many rifles I've got. But, I regularly hunt with 3: My 2 Tikkas in .223 & 6.5x55 and my lightweight, custom 700 in .358.
My ULUL, being a .300 Ham'r, is more of a versatile replacement for a .30-30 Realistically is a sub-200yd gun. If (when) I can afford an ultralight 6x45 barrel, it'll get far more carry time.

 

[Hardly_Hangin]

I called Henry repeating arms yesterday and talked to a sales guy about the long ranger express. Besides cost and weighing 7 pounds bare, the barrel has a 1:9 twist.

Basically i tried to convince him to offer just the action so we could buy it and put our own ultralight 1-8 barrel and carbon fiber stock on it. The new "supreme" thing allegedly takes ar mags. they are "tiptoeing"into the tactical space. But its still in design.

How cool would it be to have a ULUL lever action 223

 

[gtriple]

Great question!

I've had a lot of rifles come and go over time, but the current survivors ready to go, other than Solos, are Tikka Superlites in 223 and 30-06 and my favorite, a Kimber Montana in 308. None of those have come out of the safe for a minimum of two years now (the Kimber is really the only one I used regularly for the last 4 or 5 years). - Oh yeah, I have a Ruger American 300 Blk and a couple of ARs, including an ultralight gasser. The gasser does go on snowmachine wolf patrol in the winter, but that's about it.

I run through the same thinking. I have a 700 Ti action that hasn't been used for years. I often think about using it to build some sort of ultralight bolt rifle in some .224 or 6mm caliber, but then ask myself if I'd actually use it. I may do that eventually "just because". The only reason I haven't is that I keep coming back to "but why?".

That's where I'm at too. The only time I could see myself needing another rifle is if I'm confident that I'll be shooting over 400yds or if a 22 cal is not legal.

That kind of narrows down my rifle needs. I've been choosing between building a 22cm or a 6cm. The 6 sounds like the winner.

 

[Taudisio]

45/70 and 30/30 single shots. I'll change it up based on how much walking will be involved

I forgot about my lever guns. I have 1 or 5 of those in 4 calibers

 

[Deere90]

What’s the best straight pull action for these light weight builds?

 

[Thegman]

What’s the best straight pull action for these light weight builds?

Solo 300

 

[gtriple]

What’s the best straight pull action for these light weight builds?

Gen II Solo 300 upper (no barrel)

• Manually operated, straight pull • Stainless steel bolt handle • Includes bolt carrier assembly • 5.56/300 Blk sized bolt head • Mil-spec Ejection Port Cover • Accepts AR-15 barrel extensions • Weight: 12oz

solo300.com

 

[Thegman]

That's where I'm at too. The only time I could see myself needing another rifle is if I'm confident that I'll be shooting over 400yds or if a 22 cal is not legal.

That kind of narrows down my rifle needs. I've been choosing between building a 22cm or a 6cm. The 6 sounds like the winner.

Similar for me. I was thinking 22 BR or 6mm BR just to use the .478 bolt...but I rarely have to shoot beyond 300 yards so it just doesn't make much practical sense.

And I now seem to have a decent 88 ELDM load that should be at 1,800 fps at 500 yards. I'm thinking this barrel might do well with the 75 and 80 ELDM as well. That would get me out to 550 or so. If that proves to be the case, it -really- doesn't make much practical sense to spend the time and money on the turn bolt.