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I checked the Fierce about three years ago ripp...they are costing six grand here...aaah!

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Wow..got mine for about 1/3 of that here...it was weird in that I called them and they wanted $2800. US ..ordered it through a place I do a lot of business with and got it for $2400. guess they are protecting the dealers...which is a good thing..I ordered the wrapped barrel model for carrying in the mountains..they are NOT getting any less steep as I get older..

The Legendary Arms models here are around $1700 and a really nice firearm..as wel...about the same price as the Sako's ..


Ripp

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My N 300 Arrives tomorrow Ripp..I will have to shoot a few deer with it to make it feel better ha ha.

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Ripp I must confess that nothing has so far,I screwed a set of talley one piece rings on it and a 30mm Zeiss Victory sits on top too.

I have been waiting for the 'right moment" and I`m still waiting...sort of hoping my worn out body heals a bit more.
I shot a couple of deer yesterday with my .358 NM and it could have been the nosler just as easily.

Gundog asked me on the phone the other day the same thing!

Keep prompting me and I will get off my arse and get her going.I have plenty of ammo and I still havent used the container of plastic tipped Woodleigh Hydros (300WM).

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No time like the present..

Let us know when you get her fired up..

FYI--I've been shooting the 26Nosler and had a 28Nosler built using a Proof Research barrel in a Pierce action--plan to use it this fall for everything from as Daryl puts it "stink goats" to elk..
Suppose to be here by Friday..plan to use Swift Scirocco' and the new Hornady ELD's ..

thx

Ripp

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Oh well I got her out and took a pic today..thats a big start ha ha!

That build of yours is something I wouldnt mind having myself!

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Nice looking setup. What is the total weight of rifle/scope ??? I read Zeiss has come out with an entirely new line of upper end scopes..it appears the zeiss diavari series is not longer being made...

http://www.zeiss.com/sports-optics/en_us/hunting/riflescopes/victory-riflescopes.html

The 300 should put the hurt on more than one animals down there..

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G'Day Fella's,

Not much serious experience with the Nosler 48 rifles, apart from handling one.
Outwardly, the action seems to be based on (or is?) a Howa 1500/Weatherby Vanguard?
From the images in the Nosler Catalog, this seems to confirm my above suspicions.
I'm not bagging the Howa 1500, they are a great action, it's just the Nosler are a lot dearer than a Howa.

I'm pretty well sold on Kimber rifles these days, especially if you are shooting a .308 Win (Kimber 84M), or .30-06 (84L) based cartridge.
The action is based and sized (in Diameter), to suit these cases, which helps keep the overall weight down to a minimum.
Something to remember, I don't have huge hands, so the Kimber feels good in my hands. It may feel a bit "Match Stick" like, if you have big hands!

Hope that helps

Doh!
Homer

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Art lucky I have 'some' answers, a mate came up for a visit before I picked this one up and weighed my deer rifles with a handy digital hook scale.
So I cant give you a real total for the Nosler. As you can see it still wears the plastic barrel sleeve.I reckon that will come off and make it .25 of an ounce lighter lol. I have no way of accurately weighing the Nosler atm thus.

five rifles ranged from 8.84 lbs up to 9.43 lbs with a variety of scopes,outside of those, one .300 W M is only 7.35 lbs,its a pared down barrel lightweight wood stocked job...the heaviest is a 26" barrelled 308 NM wood stock.

The scope pictured was a NIB job that I got for a tidy price,discontinued or not it will still carry my wants for the life of the rifle.
Its funny as a 300 Sako TRG-S always seemed " a heavy solid bastard" at 9.30 lbs yet my old W 7 MM comes in at 9.13 lbs. Bugger all diff,yet feels much lighter!


None are too heavy to carry in the bush for me.

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I was just curious on the weight as I am looking and researching different weight combos for high mtn hunting...for me--from about 9000ft and up..every extra pound is noticeable after a few days hiking...so trying to keep those rifles i use for that as light but yet shootable as possible..

The Rifles Inc I took to Azerbaijan was 6 1/2 lbs all in with Zeiss 4-14 Scope..and is very accurate as well chambered in 280AI...The one coming in early next week in 6lbs 2oz without the scope but includes bases and rings...this is in 28 Nosler..so the few extra ounces may be appreciated while shooting ..still for these guns, ,my thoughts are, I carry them a heck of a lot more than I shoot them..so weight is an issue..but also need them to be dead on when the opportunity arises for the cross canyon shots that I have worked hard to get to..

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Most of my rifles have been pro bedded,I cant remember what medium was used but it adds to the weight of course,but then helps them to shoot better.
The little 6 pounders in 300 mag certainly will want to jump out of ones hands at the shot.

I remember freaking out at using a long barrelled HS Precision 300 WM with a monster Swaro on top in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland.
The fukn thing weighed around 11.5 lbs from memory! My mate carried it into the zone,I shot the Sika,he carried the deer out in a deer sack (great idea) and I carried the fukn rifle back about three kilometres in some shit walking terrain.
Even though in a buoyant mood with my good shot and the whole overall experience that fukn fluted giant was fukn heavy!Way over the top for a sambar hunters bush.

I also took sika with a sister rifle in .270 Win that was a tad lighter,not much!The Irish boys,both hard tough hard walking bastards took it in their stride.

Its everyone to their own of course with their needs and having done the south island NZ fun walks Shanks style carrying several different rifles I doubt if I actually would have noticed whether my 7mm would have benefited me a pound lighter..a toothpick in that alpine terrain is too heavy.
There are some sambar hunters that carry O+U double rifles..like wtf for!
One barrel is heavy enough for me!

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.he said never again..and I have to agree..I will NOT carry a 9-10 lb rifle around in the mtns for a week or more..absolutely no need in todays world..many options out there with very good accuracy and 7lbs or less in total weight...
Ripp

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A friend of mine from Austria uses nothing but a very light kiplauf rifle for the steep and high places. A very light and nimble rifle but the recoil can be brutal in magnum chamberings.

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