David_4
01-23-2014, 04:11 PM
Just picked up my latest savage, a Lightweight Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor. I mounted a Zeiss Terra 3, 4-12x42, cut the stock for a 13" LOP, drilled 2 - 3/4" holes 3 1/2" deep in the buttstock and reground the factory Pachmayr Decelerator pad. Total weight with magazine installed is 7.01 lbs.
It's only 11.0 degrees right now so I haven't shot it yet and the wife won't let me shoot out the dining room window. If shoots like my others, I'll be more than happy. After I have shot it I'll have the metal Cerakoted.
I know I didn't use Talley's or high cost rings, but the set up I have has proven to be strong. I wanted lightweight rings that would mount the scope as low as possible and be able to change to a back up scope easily if the need arises. I'm not cheap, I use what works for the given set up. I have used with Talley's in the past, but they were not the best choice for this rifle.
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It's only 11.0 degrees right now so I haven't shot it yet and the wife won't let me shoot out the dining room window. If shoots like my others, I'll be more than happy. After I have shot it I'll have the metal Cerakoted.
I know I didn't use Talley's or high cost rings, but the set up I have has proven to be strong. I wanted lightweight rings that would mount the scope as low as possible and be able to change to a back up scope easily if the need arises. I'm not cheap, I use what works for the given set up. I have used with Talley's in the past, but they were not the best choice for this rifle.
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww273/david_Foor/Gun%20Pics/IMG_2185.jpg (http://s727.photobucket.com/user/david_Foor/media/Gun%20Pics/IMG_2185.jpg.html)
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