What’s your rifle weigh?

[mtwarden]

Winchester Featherweight (.30-06) topped with a Z3 3.5-10 and Talley Lwt mounts; also added a Spartan Precision classic adapter

Bare rifle is 6 # 0 oz, 7 # 1.2 oz w/ above, not too shabby for an old school, wood stock rifle

 

[StupidLightweight]

As much as I love my suppressors, a titanium muzzle brake could cut the recoil by about twice as much as a suppressor and be much lighter/shorter.

Winchester Featherweight (.30-06) topped with a Z3 3.5-10 and Talley Lwt mounts; also added a Spartan Precision classic adapter

Bare rifle is 6 # 0 oz, 7 # 1.2 oz w/ above, not too shabby for an old school, wood stock rifle

Very cool rifle, sir. This makes me want to dig out my old M70 FWT in 7x57. Did you have it Cerakoted?

 

[mtwarden]

Very cool rifle, sir. This makes me want to dig out my old M70 FWT in 7x57. Did you have it Cerakoted?

Yup. Also had the bolt fluted and the handle drilled out a bit; aluminum bottom metal, lighter recoil pad and had some wood removed from the stock.

 

[Pacific_Fork]

Then I think this one is for you. https://www.absuppressor.com/raptor


Brakes are more effective at taming recoil, but they make everything else about shooting 100x worse. I won't hunt with a guy that has a brake on his rifle. I won't be within 50 feet of someone at the range with a brake. Don't need that punishment to my ears and brain.

This x100

God there’s nothing more in shooting/hunting rifles I hate more than a brake lol

 

[Jeremyc_1999]

Yup. Also had the bolt fluted and the handle drilled out a bit; aluminum bottom metal, lighter recoil pad and had some wood removed from the stock.

Who did the work for you?

 

[mtwarden]

Kampfeld (Idaho) did the fluting/drilling out the bolt handle; Blue Line (Stevensville, MT) did the Cerakote and my local smith did the rest

 

[Grassymike]

Mtwarden is that the rifle you are taking sheep hunting ?

 

[mtwarden]

Mtwarden is that the rifle you are taking sheep hunting ?

Yup- I inherited it from my late father-in-law. He had planned to go to Alaska when he retired, but succumbed to cancer before he could ever go.

Now at least the rifle will go.

 

[clem]

Tikka UPR. Often overlooked. Stock is dope, rocks CTR mags, reasonably lightweight. Great value.

 

[Grassymike]

Yup- I inherited it from my late father-in-law. He had planned to go to Alaska when he retired, but succumbed to cancer before he could ever go.

Now at least the rifle will go.

 

[Grassymike]

I really hope that you get a great Ram . This a very meaningful quest and really cool way to honor your FIL's memory.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Winchester Featherweight (.30-06) topped with a Z3 3.5-10 and Talley Lwt mounts; also added a Spartan Precision classic adapter

Bare rifle is 6 # 0 oz, 7 # 1.2 oz w/ above, not too shabby for an old school, wood stock rifle

I’ve always loved the checkering on those featherweights. Good luck, and I hope you have a great hunt!


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[Hippie Steve]

7.0 lbs with rifle, scope, rings, swivels, sling, bipod adapter, 3 rounds ammo.

 

[Mykolaivka887]

Lightest rifle I have is a Ruger 77R in 7x57 Mauser, coming in at 7.9 pounds. Heaviest rifle in my collection is a Whitworth in .375 Holland & Holland, weighing in at 12.7 pounds. The other rifles fall somewhere in between those two.

 

[Decker9]

It was a tossup for this mountain season. I built this 7 saum on a big stock Iv yet to really pack or use, I shot it a bit at the range, but can’t help but feel more comfortable with the lighter more nimble 6.5 prc.

 

[schmalzy]

Yup- I inherited it from my late father-in-law. He had planned to go to Alaska when he retired, but succumbed to cancer before he could ever go.

Now at least the rifle will go.

Was really hoping that rifle was getting the nod. So much cooler hearing the backstory to it.


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[True North]

7.5lbs

 

[handwerk]

Mtwarden wishing you a great hunt with that classy M70.

 

[doc holiday13]

Seekins PH2, 3rds 7PRC with 22" barrel, Silencerco Harvester, Seekins Ultra-low rings, US Optics sn3 (40oz scope)

10#4oz
honestly i don't think I'd want a lighter rifle in this chambering. Glad I didn't get the Element

 

[Coopsdaddy]

As much as I love my suppressors, a titanium muzzle brake could cut the recoil by about twice as much as a suppressor and be much lighter/shorter.

Curious,I know the popular thing now is a suppressor,I have a 06 fieldcraft I am thinking about cutting down for a suppressor but I know it’s still going to hammer you,maybe cutting and putting a brake on would be a better option.
This gun will get more gun safe time than shooting.I deer hunt 95% of the time.This would be used if I get to elk hunt again some day.