Lightweight 0-500m all round hunting rifle

My new lightweight medium-range rifle.

Spec's

Rem 700 action
Walther Loather Barrel
Fluted barrel
Worked factory trigger
Calibre 6.5x284
Extra low Talley rings - lapped
Nikon Monarch 2-8x32 scope
PTG lightweight firing pin
PTG lightweight ADL trigger guard
Bell & Carsen Carbon Fibre/Arimid stock
Floated
Bedded
Limb Saver recoil pad

*Wyatt extended mag box sitting here at home waiting to go in

Tuiman put together the metal work for me, so big thanks to him.

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Should be good for 0-500m as an all round hunting weapon. Short and handy with very good balance.

kj

Horny!

How heavy kimjon?

looks bloody amazing ... nice work !!

Looking bloody mean

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Cheers guys - weight is just on 7lb as pictured (without bipod).

kj

Have you shot it? How's the scope going?

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Originally Posted by Toby

Have you shot it? How's the scope going?

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Nah mate; the epoxy needed the weekend to cure so haven't had time to shoot it. The scope is a bit of a gamble...but from what ''those in the know'' have told me, I think its going to be all good? Time will tell.

Kind of copied Norway and his short barrelled 6.5x284, so I think the package will work okay for my intended use (mainly bush hunting, but able to shoot out to 500m if need be).

kj

What length barrel? And what projectiles are you planning on using? Had thought of 6.5-284 but ended up .260ai so will be keen to hear how this goes nice rifle to :cool:

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Originally Posted by camo wsm

What length barrel? And what projectiles are you planning on using? Had thought of 6.5-284 but ended up .260ai so will be keen to hear how this goes nice rifle to :cool:

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Going to start with 140 Amax's and see how that goes? 6.5x284 is now pretty standard, so getting Norma and/or Lapua brass is easy, so too are the dies etc... so that was the appeal for me. A .260 would have been more efficient in the shorter barrel perhaps but it gets to be more an academic argument and in the real world the numbers don't mean enough at 500m to worry about.

kj

Mates got a kimber 300wsm chopped rightdown with a hardy can and a dialling scope which will still do under moa at 500.
It certainly changed my opinion on short barrels and kimbers!

Nice! I want one just like it :)

When the Savage Lightweight first came out in 2012, 6.5x284 was listed as an option. I see that its been dropped as an option now.
5.5lb and 20” barrel.

They still list 260 Grendel and 260Rem, which would be nice options.

That is a nice slick looking package! I like the smooth stock too, kind of like a car, nice body lines..

Well done hope it shoots for you, no doubt it will :thumbsup:

Nice. The 130gr swift would be a good choice for that speed and range.

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Originally Posted by sneeze

Nice. The 130gr swift would be a good choice for that speed and range.

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What's the BC like on the swift - I may run some to see how they go as an option?

Kj

The Monarchs are class scope's, 140 Amax at close in, mmm maybe have a partition or 2 in the under 100 yd stuff, I went with the 140amax and 140 game king in the .264 win mag both shoot to the same point of aim out to 200 yds.

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Originally Posted by kimjon

What's the BC like on the swift - I may run some to see how they go as an option?

Kj

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pretty good. Listed as .571 IIRC A little more speed than the 140 amax as well
Drop me a Pm if want to try some.

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Originally Posted by kimjon

What's the BC like on the swift - I may run some to see how they go as an option?

Kj

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Litz says it is 0.251 G7 & 0.491 G1

How longs the barrel bro?

Stick with the Amax for now I reckon they are the workhorse of projectiles,they have done a grat job for me so far from 30yds to 320 yds.

Did this ever do the business at 500 metres?

With whatever buy back money I get I'm thinking of building a long range rig.

Keen to know how the nikon was.

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Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Did this ever do the business at 500 metres?

With whatever buy back money I get I'm thinking of building a long range rig.

Keen to know how the nikon was.

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I'm sure it would have easily. A member on this forum knocked over a big red stag at 500 yards with a 260 rem running 143gr eldx on the weekend, and the 6.5-284 could push it harder.

6.5PRC

@kimjon we' be interested to hear how you got on with the 8x scope too if you're still around.