Just recently ordered the TBH rifle deal through Alamo Precision. Checking out all the custom builds really got me thinking about building a custom lightweight mountain rifle in the future. Was thinking 300WM and as light as possible. With no budget in mind what type of things would y'all look at for this type of rifle? It would need to be capable of hunting elk, moose, or bear. Any other calibers suggested?
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We have built a few insanely light(for cartridge) 28 Noslers and 300 WM's recently for the very purposes you mentioned. Titanium and carbon fiber certainly aren't cheap, but they will allow a full sized rifle to carry like a dream and still be easy to get behind. Have not built one without a brake
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Ideas for future mountain rifle builds
I’m trying to decide between a custom build with a Lone Peak Ti action, Proof Light Sendero barrel, McMillan edge fill stock, etc or something along the lines of a Cooper 92 Backcountry.
Either one serves the purpose. APR builds rifles that flat out shoot but so does Cooper (I’ve got both). At the end of the day it comes down to personal preference and I still don’t know what I’m gonna do. The Cooper is certainly a lot cheaper and it carries a 1/2 MOA guaranty. But I like having my fingerprint on a gun.
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I’m in the middle of a lightweight build. I went with a pierce precision titanium featherweight action. The big difference is the bolt is titanium in the pierce vs the other titanium actions. Another big weight saver was the javelin spartan 300 bipod at only 5.2oz. I went back and forth on a proof barrel but the weight savings isn’t what most think when you compare light contour steel barrels to carbon barrels. The other components were all lightweight but those two components is where I saved the most.
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Originally posted by Gherkin05 View PostFierce Firearms is making some really sharp sub 6.5# rifles. Really impressed with their stock ergo.
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Originally posted by bphillips View PostJust finished mine couple months ago. Didn’t go crazy light with a pencil barrel (Bartlein 2b) and still came to 6.4lbs bare. It could have easily been a pound lighter just with a barrel change. I used the Borden Alpine Ti and it’s awesome
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Originally posted by bphillips View PostJust finished mine couple months ago. Didn’t go crazy light with a pencil barrel (Bartlein 2b) and still came to 6.4lbs bare. It could have easily been a pound lighter just with a barrel change. I used the Borden Alpine Ti and it’s awesome
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I settled on the Bart 2B. Chambering in 7SAUM and leaning towards 23” Barrel.
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Originally posted by tigerscowboy View PostNice! Please share all of the specs. Congrats.Originally posted by P & Y View PostGreat looking rifle! What Barrel length and cartridge did you with?
I settled on the Bart 2B. Chambering in 7SAUM and leaning towards 23” Barrel.
Borden Alpine Ti
Manners EH3
Bartlein 2b 24” fluted (miller brake)
Bix n Andy Tacsport trigger
PTG aluminum bdl metal
Leopold Mark 6 in Hawkins rings
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