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Light rifle vs lose body weight
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<blockquote data-quote="NorsemanAlaska" data-source="post: 1737880" data-attributes="member: 101498"><p>Haven't read all the posts so I'm not sure if this has been broached. I think that how remote you hunt MAY also helps determine the weight of the rifle, not just how much you want to carry or to be accurate. Lived and hunted in Alaska for over 35 years. In the early 80's when I hunted off of the road systems I didn't care how heavy the rifle was. But EVERYTHING changed when I found a spot on the south side of the Brooks Range and had a hunting camp for 10 years. I'd drive hundreds of miles to Fairbanks. Fly from Fairbanks to the village. Then boat 3 hours up river to the spike camp for 10 days. If you've got 2-5 other people with you, they're gear and heavy rifles, it is a load and WILL cost you extra money on your charter plane: $4-$9 per pound. Then there's humping through muskeg tundra with a pack and rifle while hunting. The muskeg has gaps in-between the hummocks that will break your ankle or your knee. We also carry packs to hunt cause you WILL have to carry out your meat. So don't shoot anything further from camp then you want to carry it. Point is there's always a choice to be made. I had an awesome left hand Browning A-Bolt .338 with a 12 power Leupold. Loved that rifle and it weighed 14 pounds. So plus rifle, pack, back up pistol, food, water, blades, rain gear, extra jacket, etc, it was a pretty good load to carry around for 5-10 miles a day. Not even gonna get into the pain that came when you shot a moose, caribou, black or brown bear. In the end, I compromised and didn't carry binoculars, got a smaller/thinner skinning knife, got a lighter pack, starting using MRE's, got water purification filters and affixed the rifle to my pack so the weight was on my back. It has worked for years and years and I still carry the same ole heavy rifle...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NorsemanAlaska, post: 1737880, member: 101498"] Haven't read all the posts so I'm not sure if this has been broached. I think that how remote you hunt MAY also helps determine the weight of the rifle, not just how much you want to carry or to be accurate. Lived and hunted in Alaska for over 35 years. In the early 80's when I hunted off of the road systems I didn't care how heavy the rifle was. But EVERYTHING changed when I found a spot on the south side of the Brooks Range and had a hunting camp for 10 years. I'd drive hundreds of miles to Fairbanks. Fly from Fairbanks to the village. Then boat 3 hours up river to the spike camp for 10 days. If you've got 2-5 other people with you, they're gear and heavy rifles, it is a load and WILL cost you extra money on your charter plane: $4-$9 per pound. Then there's humping through muskeg tundra with a pack and rifle while hunting. The muskeg has gaps in-between the hummocks that will break your ankle or your knee. We also carry packs to hunt cause you WILL have to carry out your meat. So don't shoot anything further from camp then you want to carry it. Point is there's always a choice to be made. I had an awesome left hand Browning A-Bolt .338 with a 12 power Leupold. Loved that rifle and it weighed 14 pounds. So plus rifle, pack, back up pistol, food, water, blades, rain gear, extra jacket, etc, it was a pretty good load to carry around for 5-10 miles a day. Not even gonna get into the pain that came when you shot a moose, caribou, black or brown bear. In the end, I compromised and didn't carry binoculars, got a smaller/thinner skinning knife, got a lighter pack, starting using MRE's, got water purification filters and affixed the rifle to my pack so the weight was on my back. It has worked for years and years and I still carry the same ole heavy rifle... [/QUOTE]
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