rifle weight

[bigpete]

hey pete, your barrel looks straight tapered as well. do you know what the muzzle crown measurement is ? it's hard to gauge the barrel in your photo cause the rifle is angled away from the camera . it doesn't look like a truck axle but .....

nice bang stick ya got there pete

It's standard featherweight taper

[bigrich]

ok , thanks for that pete .

[TassieTiger]

Beautiful timber - as rich as Ive ever seen on a lumber stick. Bloody grain is...I’d love a table.
How’s that sauer going ? I reckon one of the nicest triggers from a factory I’ve used.

[bigrich]

The sauer is a good thing taz, but I find it hard to love Tupperware I got a new toy to play with

[in2anity]

If you keep your shots under 200m, IMO the pros of a 16” carbine outweigh the cons of a 24”, or even 20” rifle.

Give me a plastic carbine any day out in the sticks. And 762x39 region is just about ideal for the majority of Ozzie game. A pocket full of bullets goes a fair bit further also - I noticed that switching from the bigger 30/30 rounds.

[bigrich]

If you keep your shots under 200m, IMO the pros of a 16” carbine outweigh the cons of a 24”, or even 20” rifle.

Give me a plastic carbine any day out in the sticks. And 762x39 region is just about ideal for the majority of Ozzie game. A pocket full of bullets goes a fair bit further also - I noticed that switching from the bigger 30/30 rounds.

horses for coarses i guess . the original light weight deer rifle , the model 94 30-30 , is quite light . makes for something that can be carried a long way . lighter than my syn 223 sauer, wish i still had a mates 223 t3 on hand to check it's weight . but 100 yards is about the limit i can shoot my 30-30 with any accuracy on account of the sights . a mate has a zastava in 7.62x39, that after bedding is a nice light accurate rifle . i can see why you would like one in2anity . i've hiked around the ridgeline country in northern nsw with my 8 1/2 lb model 70 6.5x55 . the sling was handy , but i never found it overly difficult . i had a mate who sung the praises of how light his tikka t3 was, in 300 win mag . he hated shooting it but

barrel length is a funny one , depends on the round and how much velocity drop effects things i suppose. i've read the 16" special forces weapons aren't known for their stopping power in 223 , which is why the millitary is looking at increasing caliber

[brett1868]

I have rifles at the extreme ends of the scale, the comp rifle is just over 28kgs and barely moves but I prefer light as possible for hunting on foot.

[bigrich]

I have rifles at the extreme ends of the scale, the comp rifle is just over 28kgs and barely moves but I prefer light as possible for hunting on foot.

28 kg brett ? crikey mate , are you shooting a boys anti tank rifle ?

[bigrich]

i'd be curious to know what the average weight of some of our favorite rifles actually weigh . it's probably something not a lot of people have done . i'm catching up with a mate on the weekend who has a sporterised k98 that seems to weigh a lot . i reckon it's the type of timber the old sporter stocks made from