Manners EH1 vs T2? few questions

[broylz]

I was planning on building a super heavy long range gun but have been rethinking it lately as I would like to use the build as a hunting rifle as well. now im not one to complain about humping a 12lb rifle around as I've done it for years with the military but im starting to debate lighter guns for the ease of getting older and fatter

has anyone compared the EH1 to a T2? seems to be about 1lb lighter from the site specs and have a slightly narrower forend. I shoot from a bipod mostly with some off hand shots so the super wide forend isn't totally necessary. everything else looks pretty similar.

also what about the 90% carbon fiber fill? seeing maybe another half pound of weight reduction on a few reviews ive seen on some tactical stocks. im wondering if that much can really be taken from a lighter hunting stock as a base?

and finally, can the hunting stocks be had with the mini chasis? I know that in the hunt for a lightweight rig, not having the DBM would be lighter but its a feature I have grown to like on my current rifle.

I have also put out an email to Manners so I will post what I get if anyone else is interested but I figured I would get some good feedback here as well.

Thanks ahead of time.

 

[broylz]

Got a response from manners. The eh1 is made from 100% carbon fiber and has a narrower forearm. Looking up online, I see that the factory aac-sd hogue stock is just shy of 2lbs and the eh1 is slightly less than that so it should make for one heck of a precision rig that I can still take to the woods for deer season. Now to sell the savage and get to saving...

 

[BoilerUP]

Why not build on the Savage?

 

[broylz]

the savage is a good rifle and shoots well. its a 10fcp-sr with a fluted heavy barrel and the accurate DBM system. its just not exactly what I want. I really wanted a R700 AAC-SD rifle when I found the savage. I just got a great deal on it in a trade. ultimately, I will end up with a Manners stocked AAC-SD with a NXS 2.5-10x42 MOAR setup.

 

[JB02]

the savage is a good rifle and shoots well. its a 10fcp-sr with a fluted heavy barrel and the accurate DBM system. its just not exactly what I want. I really wanted a R700 AAC-SD rifle when I found the savage. I just got a great deal on it in a trade. ultimately, I will end up with a Manners stocked AAC-SD with a NXS 2.5-10x42 MOAR setup.

That sounds like it will work just fine for your needs.

 

[broylz]

The savage works good for what I use it for now. I guess its like driving a mustang gt and wanting a mustang cobra

I feel the stock is a weak point right now although I know my skill level isnt being held back by the stock. And the optic is a fixed 10x which is a bit high for my hunting uses. I figure if im going to put money into a stock and optics, I might as well trade the rifle for the one I want