I am in need of a new high mountain carry rifle for both a deer and elk hunt this fall. I retired the ABolt as it was jsut to pretty to be strapped to a pack frame most of it's life.
"too pretty" I object to, but I hear ya wanting somethign lighter....
the newest Field n Stream tested a bunch of rifles for accuracy....the weatherby sum-moa won clearly, then I think savage did very well, worth a read....they mainly tested .308 and .30-06 as well.
sounds like a good setup for what you want. but may consider looking at the vanguard lineup, or a savage?
Already own several HOWA's(Vangaurdsin a diffrent suit)they all shoot GREAT!!! but for some reason Ruger's always been my favorite. I have a HOWA UL mountain gun in 308 which will do what I want but its not stainless.
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I do not have a Ruger, but the weight for an Utralight Ruger is the same for a standard synthetic stocked Savage (both 6.5lbs). I do have a Savage 111FL in 30-06 that I backpack with everywhere and it has not let me down, very accurate too.
Wish yousuccess with whatever you get.
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Sounds like you have decided on the Ruger. I am in no way bashing the Ruger but you may want to consider the Savage 116FS. It is the same weight with a 22 inch barrel and accutrigger and lower cost. Lightweight rifles with a 20" barrel automatically make me look at the 308 since the ballistics are nearly identical in 20" tubes and depending on the manufacturer the 308 action may be lighter.
I have an Abolt stalker in 30-06 that is going to be getting replaced with this gun I like the way it shoots lighter bullets but it doesn't like the heavy 180 gr RN and 190 gr Bergers that I like for elk.
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I have the Ruger all weather ss in 270 WSM and love it. Some would say that the ss finish is kinda bright and needs to be bead blasted. If it doesn't have the new RC6 trigger, a trigger job or after market trigger would be the only thing needed. The Savages are accuate guns but I don't care for blind magazines and I do have a thing for Mauser actions, kind hard to improve upon perfection.
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Take a good look at the Kimber before you buy a new rifle. They are really light weight, and have a feel second to none for the price(not much more than a Ruger-but yes it costs more). Some hunters may also recommend the Tikkas, and the Tikka is a nice rifle. However I do not like the way the rifle handles. I have also handled the Ruger LW, and I also do not care for the feel of that rifle. Tom.
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What HEAD0001 said. Kimbers are very nice... and very light weight. Be careful on scope selection tho. On my Classic I put a Swaro AV 3-9 X36, and the bolt knob is very close to the eyepiece of the scope. It clears but not by much. FWIW also, the Montanas that I looked at have a blind magazine. Some folks (me included) don't like these.
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