Hookdown
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- Aug 15, 2016
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I alluded to it in my previous post, but I'll say it bluntly here. Depending on your needs (and that only you can answer) you may consider emphasizing overall rifle length instead of absolute minimum weight. Although I lost a few ounces when I took 4" off my barrel. But I did that solely to shorten the rifle and make it more handy and easy to carry. The weight loss was a side benefit. To me, a short, well-balanced rifle of a reasonable weight was the goal. I didn't want the barrel catching on branches, etc while on my pack. I set a limit of 600yd maximum shot on elk sized vitals as a goal. I could easily achieve that with a short-barreled 300WM. I didn't have to worry about velocity loss. My advice is to be honest and realistic about what you need the rifle to be/ do and fight your urge to stray from that or make concessions that take away from that goal in pursuit of unneeded attributes. It's usually a "give and take." If one caliber, rifle or scope did everything the best, we'd all just save for that combo and own only one rifle. God knows, that's never the case. Lol.