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.