I have a 280ai Kimber that i just love, and i bought a savage lightweight hunter just to rebarrel to make another. I also have a 7x57 in a savage, a 7mm Rem Mag in a savage and used to have a 7mm-08. I really think that it is the happy medium and if i would have known that it was going to be a more common chambering i would have got a 280ai barrel instead of the 7x57. But hindsight is 20-20.

I also have a proof Research carbon barrel on a bighorn action and it is super accurate and very light for the diameter barrel... the combo of a proof research carbon barrel on a lightweight gun should be a fantastic shooter!