Compact rifle opinions

[3006Sprng]

Mine didn't start out as a compact rifle, but I chopped my Tikka 7mm-08 down to 20" this year and put a really light stock on it. I love the way it carries now. 6.8 pounds with the scope. I do a lot of similar hunting to what you do. Mostly still hunting and tracking in thick woods.

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Exactly, lighter and smaller is better in most situations. Your rifle there is exactly what I’m looking to build. Leaning heavy on the tikka. Have you chrono’d that rifle with the 20” tube?

 

[Dougfirtree]

Exactly, lighter and smaller is better in most situations. Your rifle there is exactly what I’m looking to build. Leaning heavy on the tikka. Have you chrono’d that rifle with the 20” tube?

No, not yet. It was shooting 140 gr E-tips at about 2785 before the chop. I'm guessing I'll have lost 50 fps, or so, but we'll see..

For reference, mine is a stock T3x Lite Stainless, with a chopped barrel, Stocky's carbon fiber stock, High Desert bottom metal replacement and upgraded action screws. I'm pretty happy with it, though I don't love the sound the stock makes when it rubs against branches, etc.

 

[X13]

I had my Rem 700 7mm-08 bedded, cut at 18”, and threaded for a suppressor. Shot it for the first time yesterday and got 2710fps as an average with 140gr Sierra Game Kings and a healthy amount of 4064.