I know very little about bolt action rifles. And there is something that I don't understand when looking at the two configurations for a bolt action rifle. Most of the classic hunting rifles seem to have thin barrels and are fairly light allowing them to be easily taken out in the field. The "sniper" sytle rifles like the 700PSS have longer bull barrels that make them more heavy and possibly more accurate(?). Is all the weight of the "sniper" style rifle worth the extra accuracy? I mean, how much more accurate is a 700PSS in .308 than a Win70 featherlight in 30-06? I would ideally like a good bolt action rifle that is accurate out to 500-600 yards that could fill both roles. I can't really see taking a PSS on a several day deer hunt. However, I don't know how the the 70 featherlight would perform at long distance in a precision role.
Any help
Any help