16 Lightweight for the boy.
Man, it's been a while since I posted on here.
Since my regular trips to the USA have stopped I have been lured into the land of Remington (noooooooooooo!!!)
But I still hold a flame for the Savage Rifles. I don't know what it is but they always seem to call my name!
Anyway, I have been eyeing up a first Centrefire for my boy. He is 11 and shot his first Goat @ 100 mtr with a nicely placed neck shot (17 HMR) a few weeks back so he is well and truly hooked.
I have been sifting through the classifieds in search of a lightweight rifle that I can buy a Boyds stock for to shorten the pull. Mostly eyeing up a Rem Model 7 but I just caught this picture in the NZ Guns & Hunting mag and it seems NZ is lucky enough to be getting a new? Model 16 Lightweight in Stainless Barrel / Synthetic stock combo.
I have enquired about them and I am just waiting on a price.
I mean, they really fit the bill, well priced, accurate, very very light at 5.5 lb and they handle incredibly well going on the last Blue / Wood combo I fondled a few years back.
I have gone for the .260 model since I have a 6.5-284 so we can use the same projectiles.
Sorry for the crappy photo as it's taken out of a mag
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/z...psn6t61eoz.jpg
I did have plans to buy a cheap Stevens 200 and customise it but this has pretty much covered everything I would do except maybe flute the barrel... but there is no need here since it's light enough.
The other draw back is that I sold my SSS fishnet bolt (FOOL!!!) and they make the throw so clean and smooth so I will have to find another! Not an easy task when you live in NZ!! So a new rifle it is!
