PRS rifle for women

[DynamicAccuracy]

My wife shot her first ever PRS match with my 6.5x47 and loved it. So ill be building her a rifle. She said my rifle was way to heavy. Its a 26" heavy varmint with a bell and carlson target comp stock. Im thinking really the only place to cut weight is the barrel. Other than barrel cost would a proof carbon be a good choice? Was thinking a 24-26" proof carbon in 6.5x47 with a 4 port brake to cut down as much recoil as possible. Itd take her 2-3 years to burn up the 6.5x47 barrel so figured basically $300 a year for barrel isnt too bad.

 

[Huskydriver]

How heavy is that rig currently? You will only save about 2lbs maybe 2.5lbs I am guessing running the cf proof with no other changes.

 

[DynamicAccuracy]

How heavy is that rig currently? You will only save about 2lbs maybe 2.5lbs I am guessing running the cf proof with no other changes.

My match rifle is 19lbs turnkey with an atlas PSR bipod. My 308 huntin rifle is around 15-16lbs with the atlas bipod and she said she could probably manage that one alot better. So if i could cut 3-4lbs thatd be great. I thought maybe an XLR carbon but its basically the same weight as a manners elite if not heavier. Idk if any chassis thats very light

 

[JMcBurn]

My match rifle is 19lbs turnkey with an atlas PSR bipod. My 308 huntin rifle is around 15-16lbs with the atlas bipod and she said she could probably manage that one alot better. So if i could cut 3-4lbs thatd be great. I thought maybe an XLR carbon but its basically the same weight as a manners elite if not heavier. Idk if any chassis thats very light

My Tikka with a 26" Heavy Palma with a hellfire is 16.6bs in an MPA comp chassis, pst gen 2 5-25 in vortex rings, magpul bipod with talons on the area 419 mount with barricade stop, extended accurate mag.

Could take a good bit more off of it with a shorter barrel/lighter profile.

 

[Bandit31]

As a big fan of Proof barrels, i'd skip it and just get a medium palma, rem varmint/ sendero, or marksman contour. Weight difference between those contours and a Proof CF sendero contour would be about 1lb to 1.5lbs or so +/- some.

For the chassis, per XLR the carbon chassis would be lighter than the Manners with elite fill and mini chassis but not by any amount to make a difference. The KRG Bravo would be lighter than both until you start adding stuff to it they're all almost a wash.

For reference: My 6.5 Saum is 15lbs 11oz with a 26" sendero contour in a KRG W3 folding chassis w/ enclosed forend and full length dovetail, S&B 3-20x US, Badger PSR mount, 7rd Alpha Mag and Atlas Cal w/ RRS btc pro mount.

My 308 is 13lbs 7oz with a 21" marksman contour, KRG Bravo w/ W3 forend and full length dovetail, Minox ZP5 5-25 in ARC medium rings, 5rd AI mag, and the same Atlas Cal in RRS mount.

My 6.5 Creed is 12lbs 8oz with a 22" Proof CF sendero contour, Minox Zp5 3-15 in ARC mediums, Manners PRS2 with barricade mini chassis and RRS dovetail, 5rd Ai mag, and same Atlas Cal in RRS mount.

 

[Huskydriver]

You are only going to save a 2 lbs max I would guess switching to a proof in 24" as Bandit noted. What kind of glass are you running? I think my mdt ess chassis is 4.5 lbs naked for reference to compare if you find some weights on other stocks.

 

[Niles Coyote]

16.5lbs, use a different scope and it would drop a pound.
25" Remington varmint contour barrel, stiller action in a MPA competition chassis.

 

[Bandit31]

I had two barrels sitting out and weighed them: a 24" Rem varmint chambered in 6.5creedmoor and another 24" heavy barrel (idk the contour but it should be somewhere close to a hv) on 6.5 creedmoor and it was about a 2lb with some change difference (4.2lb vs 6.5lb). A 24" Proof CF Sendero should come in around 3lb, maybe a couple ounces less.

 

[DynamicAccuracy]

Might just have to do a 22" marksmen contour and make up the speed with 130gr bullets. That should get the weight down and i could either do another bell and carlson stock or a KRG xray which is about half a pound lighter than the bell and carlson

 

[stello1001]

I have no idea why many people are commenting that you may only achieve about a 2 to 4 pound reduction from what your current rifle weighs. I've never done PRS tho so I do not have a rifle built specifically for that. For example, my HCR is right at 10 pounds bare naked, no scope, no bipod, no rail, etc. That's the weight of barreled action plus trigger and chassis with buttstock! I'm guessing a similar build coild be achieved, but then instead go with a carbon fiber barrel, a relatively light scope, and I don't think you'll get to 15 pounds. You may even be able to have a build done with a carbon fiber stock or chassis. Your biggest weight reduction areas in my opinion are barrel and scope. But like I said, the stock/chassis is also a good area to reduce weight on since carbon fiber options are available. Good luck and let us know what you go with!

 

[SuperSneakySniper]

Ideally i'd say 24 inch medium palma/varmint contour at the most. Proof if you want, but no heavier contours. Choose a lighter scope, (no Razor Gen 2 lol). KRG Bravo chassis is light, comfy, gives up nothing in terms of accesory availability for arca rails, mlok, etc... and weight can be added to it for balance if needed. Another good option would be the XLR Carbon as mentioned above. I had both and i liked both alot!
Maybe a lighter bipod might even be considered? Idk if that new Magpul bipod is much lighter but im going to look into that for a lightweight build im planning.
And as common sense would dictate, avoid unnecesary accesories/rails.

With some really rough math,
Say 2 pounds for the action, 3.5 pounds for the chassis, 5.5ish pounds for the barrel+brake, thats 11 pounds without scope or bipod.

 

[beretta_man11]

IF you drop the weight, will the recoil have more impact on her accuracy? What if you went 6x47, or maybe smaller to a 224v to help negate recoil while dropping pounds off the rifle by using an XLR carbon, and a 24" medium palma barrel?

 

[DynamicAccuracy]

IF you drop the weight, will the recoil have more impact on her accuracy? What if you went 6x47, or maybe smaller to a 224v to help negate recoil while dropping pounds off the rifle by using an XLR carbon, and a 24" medium palma barrel?

If it wasnt going to be a dual purpose rifle. If i build a match only rifle for her ill probably do a 22creed chambered for 95gr smk. Very little recoil and awesome ballistics but i really like the 6.5 for deer hunting and works awesome for matches. Part of it is she needs to learn position herself so muzzle rise from recoil isnt an issue.

 

[Rob01]

My match rifle is 19lbs turnkey with an atlas PSR bipod. My 308 huntin rifle is around 15-16lbs with the atlas bipod and she said she could probably manage that one alot better. So if i could cut 3-4lbs thatd be great. I thought maybe an XLR carbon but its basically the same weight as a manners elite if not heavier. Idk if any chassis thats very light

My 6.5 Creedmoor is right at about 15 pounds with a 27" med palma barrel and brake and with a Razor II on top. You can easily get a rifle down around that without having to give up barrel length. If I ran my AMG on it it would be 20 ounces lighter or just under 14 pounds.

 

[Geno C.]

My wife shoots a 29” med Palma 6brx in a xlr Evo and nxs scope. She’s about 16lbs. Lop that barrel down to a reasonable length for maneuverability and probably closer to 14. That heavy varmint is a has heavy in the name for a reason