Re: Avenger II
Gyr, funny that, as i was engraving the numbers etc into the WSM's i was thinking, this ones for Jaimie. Jon has is name on nr S0002. The CAD program has a weight estimation factor in it, ive 1300g im my head but i think that was for the LA prototype.
I'll weight a finnished action of each type - caliber spec anyhow.
Craig you are thinking sort of along the same lines as me, on the standard action the bolt handle / knob are solid steel, there is room for lightening there. It would be possible to flute the action in places and the bolts are helicaly fluted anyway.
What i envisage is the action in the lightest version of an MCS T, or one of Edi's PSE stocks. one of those alloy sleeved LW barrels. ( my 2.9kg heavy looking, light handling .260rem has one, and its oh so damn accurate) with a 5rds AW type mag that sits flush. With a BR Light varmint profile barrel the rifle would weight an estimated 3kg maybe 3.1kg, but shoot and look like a 5 to 6kg rifle.
Cazorp, yes the SA, .308 types will feed from AW mags, the WSM's will feed from AICS type mags, long actions from the current AICS type LA mags. We are looking at a few other mags for the 6.5x55 and 30-06 / 9.3x62 for our Tikka chassis and mag systems anyhow, Verny Caron, Voere, Steyr, Mauser, Sauer etc all have mags that would work.
Pete