i' ve got an older model 7 in .260 rem. but , mine has an 18 1/2" barrel , and she' s very accurate but , i' m no where near a 500 yard shooter , 300 yards is far enough for me.

for a 500 yard rifle , in my opinion you' de be better served with a longer barrel , but a 10 lb. heavy barreled rifle isn' t going to be very easy to carry in the field ,

savage arms makes a rifle that' s a cross between both of those sort of , it the model 10FP , it' s a short action rifle available in .223 rem. and, .308 win. . it' s overall length is 44 inches , it' s barrel is a heavy free floated and is button rifled and it' s length is 24 inches and it' s wieght is 8 1/2 lbs. it' s got a black checkered , dual pillar bedded synthetic stock with swivel studs , and a swivel stud for a bipod. the new accu trigger system. and it' s got a four shot magazine. and has a matte non-glare finish. suggested retail is $558.00 dollars so you will most probably get it in the low to mid $400.00 range.

it' s lighter , and around the same price , and is better equiped to do the job.
at least that' s my opinion, hope it helped


i forgot to mention that she' s drilled and tapped for a scope