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<blockquote data-quote="LongBomber" data-source="post: 1739069" data-attributes="member: 14435"><p>I have bounced up and down 25 pounds or more most of my life. I used to work in forestry and hiked 8ish hours a day every day. I would average around 6-7 miles with a 30-35 pound survey vest on daily, mostly on ground >40% slopes (live in the rockies) So I had awesome lung power back then. Now that I have a mill management job I average about 3000 steps a day between the printer and computer. But I do lift weights 3 days a week and do 40 min of cardio 3 days a week. I can tell you they are in no way the same, shape to hike 10 hours upslope is a different shape than gym shape. Gym sure helps, but its not the same.</p><p>A 15 pound gun is still heavy no matter what you weigh. And a 15 pound gun will always be more stable from field positions than a 5 pound sheep rifle. Yes a sheep rifle can be very accurate, but when you are talking 700+ yards every person will be more consistent with a heavier rifle. Especially from a modified field position.</p><p>In the mountains it will always be easier to climb a hill at a lower total weight, body or rifle. But a heavy rifle will always feel heavy. On the prairies a 15 pound gun is not an issue at all, deer blind setup on a field yup I am gonna take more rifle weight. Mountain hunting I really don't want to pack more than an 8ish pound rifle.</p><p>You have to decide how far you want to shoot consistently, and decide how much weight you are willing to pack.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LongBomber, post: 1739069, member: 14435"] I have bounced up and down 25 pounds or more most of my life. I used to work in forestry and hiked 8ish hours a day every day. I would average around 6-7 miles with a 30-35 pound survey vest on daily, mostly on ground >40% slopes (live in the rockies) So I had awesome lung power back then. Now that I have a mill management job I average about 3000 steps a day between the printer and computer. But I do lift weights 3 days a week and do 40 min of cardio 3 days a week. I can tell you they are in no way the same, shape to hike 10 hours upslope is a different shape than gym shape. Gym sure helps, but its not the same. A 15 pound gun is still heavy no matter what you weigh. And a 15 pound gun will always be more stable from field positions than a 5 pound sheep rifle. Yes a sheep rifle can be very accurate, but when you are talking 700+ yards every person will be more consistent with a heavier rifle. Especially from a modified field position. In the mountains it will always be easier to climb a hill at a lower total weight, body or rifle. But a heavy rifle will always feel heavy. On the prairies a 15 pound gun is not an issue at all, deer blind setup on a field yup I am gonna take more rifle weight. Mountain hunting I really don’t want to pack more than an 8ish pound rifle. You have to decide how far you want to shoot consistently, and decide how much weight you are willing to pack. [/QUOTE]
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