Preferred Plains and NA All-Around Stalking Rifle Weights and Glass - Not a Cartridge/Caliber Question

[CBH Australia]

Blaser R8

If I had my choice, it would be a Blaser K95

Well, buy another Blaser,

take @Bob Nelson 35Whelen spending with you. I’m sure he will be a good influence

 

[DG870]

I use a Tikka T3 with a Nikon 3-9 power scope in 30-06 for spot and stalk mule deer hunting. Not a real pretty rifle but shoots well, has a good trigger and weighs about 7.5 pounds with scope and ammo. With the right bullet selection it will handle any of the game you mentioned.

 

[Andrew62]

Kimber .308, Mountain Ascent in moss green, rifle weighs 4lbs 13oz, with Leupold 2.5x8 or 4.5x14 scope my rifle weighs 5lbs 15oz.

I've said this countless times, if I'm carrying a rifle for miles and miles, I want the lightest rifle I can carry, I'd much prefer a little bit more recoil, that you'll never feel when shooting at an animal, than I would the pain of carrying an 8-9-10 rifle.

My .375H&H, with scope weighs 7lbs 15oz.

 

[Red Leg]

So go anywhere anytime in North America or Europe for deer up through Fallow - and that is what comes to mind when talking a "stalking" rifle - it would be my R8 Success equipped with 25.5" .257 WBY barrel and S&B scope. That is the same as a 22" rifle on a Mauser action. It is right at seven pounds (alloy receiver) all dolled up for a day of - well - stalking, and it is impervious to almost anything. It is also supremely accurate with Weatherby's TTSX factory load.

On the other hand, my current favorite deer stand rifle is my Bradshaw 7x65R. But it is not a rifle for all weathers.

 

[Art Lambart II]

So go anywhere anytime in North America or Europe for deer up through Fallow - and that is what comes to mind when talking a "stalking" rifle - it would be my R8 Success equipped with 25.5" .257 WBY barrel and S&B scope. That is the same as a 22" rifle on a Mauser action. It is right at seven pounds (alloy receiver) all dolled up for a day of - well - stalking, and it is impervious to almost anything. It is also supremely accurate with Weatherby's TTSX factory load.

On the other hand, my current favorite deer stand rifle is my Bradshaw 7x65R. But it is not a rifle for all weathers.

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Concidering you own a Highland Stalker in 275 Rigby, that a hell of an endorsment for the R8

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Well, buy another Blaser,

take @Bob Nelson 35Whelen spending with you. I’m sure he will be a good influence

@CBH Australia
Chris I would be having having @BeeMaa buying a nice Savage or Weatherby S2 in 25-06 and a nice CVA single shot in 35 Whelen if'n I could but unfortunately he lives his Barbie rifle to much .
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Kimber .308, Mountain Ascent in moss green, rifle weighs 4lbs 13oz, with Leupold 2.5x8 or 4.5x14 scope my rifle weighs 5lbs 15oz.

I've said this countless times, if I'm carrying a rifle for miles and miles, I want the lightest rifle I can carry, I'd much prefer a little bit more recoil, that you'll never feel when shooting at an animal, than I would the pain of carrying an 8-9-10 rifle.

My .375H&H, with scope weighs 7lbs 15oz.

@Andrew62
To me light rifles are all well and good to carry but when it comes to shooting they are a lot harder to master due to the weight. To me they haven't got enough heft to hold steady, that's why I prefer something in the 7.5-8.5# depending on calibre range but that's just me.
Bob

 

[CBH Australia]

@CBH Australia
Chris I would be having having @BeeMaa buying a nice Savage or Weatherby S2 in 25-06 and a nice CVA single shot in 35 Whelen if'n I could but unfortunately he lives his Barbie rifle to much .
Bob

He wants another Blaser, do they make the K95 in an approved chambering?

 

[BeeMaa]

He wants another Blaser, do they make the K95 in an approved chambering?

22HORNET to 9.3x74R in a light and convenient package.

Wish they made one in 375H&H.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

He wants another Blaser, do they make the K95 in an approved chambering?

@CBH Australia
They do Chris the 257 Weatherby.
I wonder if JES would rebor a blaser 30-06 barrel to 35 cal.
Bob

 

[pilar]

Sauer 100 in 8x57 or 7-08 , is a good option for a stalker rifle, if you can’t find a CVA Scout

 

[dchamp]

I like the Blaser K95. This one is chambered in 8X57IRS. Barrel length is 23.6"