Horizon Firearms Vandal Carbon 2 280 Ackley Improved 22" Deep Olive Rifle

Horizon Firearms built the Vandal Carbon 2 for the hunter who counts ounces on the way up and still wants a rifle that shoots. The 22 inch barrel is a Proof Research carbon fiber barrel finished in SOCOM Black and cut with Horizon's diamond fluting pattern, and it is threaded at the muzzle. Carbon fiber takes weight out of the heaviest part of the rifle while keeping the barrel stiff.

The stock is an Iota EKO X carbon fiber stock in Deep Olive. Up front the forend carries an ARCA rail, so a tripod head or an ARCA bipod clamps anywhere along its length rather than at one fixed stud, and the receiver has a Picatinny rail for the optic. That combination of a tripod ready forend and a light barrel is aimed squarely at the shooter who glasses from a tripod and then shoots off the same tripod. 280 Ackley Improved gives 7mm bullets a hard push.