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Mountain rifle - build or buy?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 1511908" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>I would just build one. Personally I would want a short action 700 with an extended mag box. I would either go with a blind magazine and aluminum trigger guard or aluminum bottom medal. I would go with an aluminum bolt shroud, fluted bolt body, and skeletonized bolt handle. For the barrel I would do something in the 21"-23" range and a light contour with a muzzle diameter around 0.600, or .650 and have it fluted. I'm not a fan of carbon fiber barrels, that's just my opinion. For the stock I would get one of the Stocky's carbon fiber stocks. They are under $600 and weigh around 1.5lbs. Rings would be Tally and the scope would be a Leupold VX-3i 4.5-14x40 which comes in just under 1lb. Total rifle weight would be right at 7lbs.</p><p></p><p>Cartridge choice depends on what you would want to hunt, but I would lean towards a 6.5 PRC or something around those lines that packs a punch and has a COAL under 3" with a heavy, high BC, bullet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 1511908, member: 69478"] I would just build one. Personally I would want a short action 700 with an extended mag box. I would either go with a blind magazine and aluminum trigger guard or aluminum bottom medal. I would go with an aluminum bolt shroud, fluted bolt body, and skeletonized bolt handle. For the barrel I would do something in the 21”-23” range and a light contour with a muzzle diameter around 0.600, or .650 and have it fluted. I’m not a fan of carbon fiber barrels, that’s just my opinion. For the stock I would get one of the Stocky’s carbon fiber stocks. They are under $600 and weigh around 1.5lbs. Rings would be Tally and the scope would be a Leupold VX-3i 4.5-14x40 which comes in just under 1lb. Total rifle weight would be right at 7lbs. Cartridge choice depends on what you would want to hunt, but I would lean towards a 6.5 PRC or something around those lines that packs a punch and has a COAL under 3” with a heavy, high BC, bullet. [/QUOTE]
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