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Two years ago I built my first custom, it’s also my only magnum caliber big game rifle in 7PRC. The gun shoots great and I killed a nice bull elk (my first) with it Nov 2024, but otherwise it goes to the range only occasionally.

Kelbly Atlas Tactical Action
Preferred Barrel Blanks 24” Stainless Varmint/Sendero Contour (total 400 rounds)
Trigger Tech Special
KRG Bravo with light Arca Rail and minimalist spigot mount
Burris XTR III 5.5-30X56, FFP SCR 2 Mil reticle
ARC M Brace one-piece scope mount

I love the action and everything about the gun except the weight. It easily shoots .5-.7” with factory ammo (when I don’t flinch). Here is my dilemma, It weights 15.3 lbs with my Nomad L on the end. Not exactly heavy enough for regular precision work with a magnum, and too heavy to comfortably hunt with it where walking and hiking are required., To be honest, I only big game hunt a once, maybe twice year and most of the time I’m pretty close to the truck (2-4 mile walk max, usually less). I do shoot long range (out to 1367 yards currently) for fun and competition, but I have dedicated precision guns in 6.5CM and 6CM for that.

I’m wondering what to do-

Option 1- Keep the gun as is and just deal with the weight for my limited use. Maybe a sling would help with carrying? I guess I could drop 1.1 pounds (from the muzzle) by leaving the suppressor at home, but I like the sound and recoil reduction.
Option 2- Sell the Kelbly altogether and buy a new Seekins PH3 (approx $1900),and save about 4 lbs without swapping anything else. I love the Seekins stuff and already own a couple.
Other options-
Keep the Kelbly, swap the Preferred stainless barrel a Proof Carbon 24” barrel and save almost 2lbs ($1000)
Switch to lighter rings ($200) and save .5lb
Sell the Bravo and swap to a Manners LRH Stock ($1000) and save another 1.2lbs or so.
Sell the Burris and switch to a lighter hunting scope? Cost? Weight savings?
Option 4- Any other ideas?

Just want to make sure I’m not missing some other options that would save weight at a reasonable cost. Thank you!

Well i bought a dnt tnc335

I'm put together a semi cheap night hunting set up, I went with the 335 thermnight. Now I got to get a gun, looking at the Patriot arms 223, was going to do 22arc or 6arc, but I have killed deer, hogs, yotes, and everything in between with 223, shooting either federal 69gr mk or hornady 75gr match, and i got pretty good stock pile of it.

Stock conundrum

I have a bergara ridge sp in 223. Shoots great with factory stock but I prefer vertical grips and honestly, the look of chassis or aftermarket stocks.

I'm torn between a krg bravo and a ag composites armor.

My only concern is feeding from aics. I had a newer remington 700 that the mags from krg wouldn't feed last few rounds. they'd nose dive.

So what would you do?
Option 1: get a bravo and mag with extended latch and hope for the best while trying different mags

Option 2: buy the ag composites fiberglass stock without cheek riser and bdl and know it will feed but have to load from top all the time

Theyre roughly the same price and I only use it coyote hunting and off a bench out to 600 yards. No matches that require a mag.

Id also note that even with a mag I single load often, maybe that's because the one I had didn't feed lol

SOLD Aero Precision Solus FDE 15” chassis R700 SA

Used Solus chassis I just have laying around. Chassis is in good condition, no bends are cracks just cosmetic damages which are all pictured.

$450 shipped to your door

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another fantasy abomination


wonder where all the enviro whackos are where this is going on. will wreck a big part of the Bamahas. i still fail to understand why people pay big bucks to go on a fantasy trip to a pretend resort like Disney land in the middle of what was a great area of the world. ie if you dive or fish. take a trip on a floating cesspool with thousands of other fools? i just don't get it. i guess its the same with Vegas.

Hunting & Fishing E caller tripod

Good evening yall I’m just looking for some input.

I have recently started dabbling in some predator hunting, I’ve deer/squirrel/bird/waterfowl hunted my whole life but decided I needed another avenue to spend way to much time and money on so now I guess I’m going to try my hand at some predator hunting.

I have a foxpro I’ve used mainly for calling crows up until recently, and have had some pretty good experience (cause you know that’s what you get when the hunt isn’t successful haha) so far.

I would like to purchase a tripod to run my call on, to get it up off the ground a little so it’ll throw the sound better, I found a decent looking little carbon tripod for 40$ on Amazon…. Is there any reason that wouldn’t work? When calling crows I typically just throw it on a fence post but that’s not an option on the farm I’ve been chasing coyotes at.

Any input?

SOLD Hornady 308 brass 1x fired

Approx 320 pieces by weight of 1x fired Hornady 308 match brass. Deprimed and tumbled in dry media. No other processing done. This brass is from all factory Hornady 308 eld ammo out of a bolt action rifle .

$75 shipped. PPFF, Venmo, USPS MO.

Trade:

100 6mm bullets

Sierra 107 SMK or Berger 105 hybrids

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SOLD XLR Element 4.0 accessories- internal weights, mag latch

XLR accessories for ELEMENT 4.0

Ergo vertical grip SOLD
Tactical long magazine latch (for new adjustable DBM)
Internal weight kit (long action option)
C6 weight kit SOLD
XLR bag rider SOLD

$60 shipped for all
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No trades

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