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<blockquote data-quote="Allen Kitts" data-source="post: 1884551" data-attributes="member: 103317"><p>Well I have not sheep hunted in many years but I did do a Mountain Goat hunt a few years ago in the Crazy Mountains of Montana, as you can tell from my Picture, and let me tell you the mountains were step as hell. The rifle I was carrying was a 10 lb. rifle and it was not a pleasant experience. I planned for shots out to 1000 yards and practiced religiously at that distance and shot my goat at 300 yards. You could be on cliffs, walking across shale faces, climbing up cliffs hand over hand to get into a shooting position etc. the lighter the better. I have a CA Ridgeline in 6.5 PRC and with the LeupoldVX5HD 3-15 x 42 Scope it weighs in at about 7-1-2 lbs. empty so probably around 8lbs with a sling and shells. I can tell you from experience 2lbs in steep terrain or shale at 8-10 thousand feet is a bunch. Good luck with your rifle and your sheep hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Allen Kitts, post: 1884551, member: 103317"] Well I have not sheep hunted in many years but I did do a Mountain Goat hunt a few years ago in the Crazy Mountains of Montana, as you can tell from my Picture, and let me tell you the mountains were step as hell. The rifle I was carrying was a 10 lb. rifle and it was not a pleasant experience. I planned for shots out to 1000 yards and practiced religiously at that distance and shot my goat at 300 yards. You could be on cliffs, walking across shale faces, climbing up cliffs hand over hand to get into a shooting position etc. the lighter the better. I have a CA Ridgeline in 6.5 PRC and with the LeupoldVX5HD 3-15 x 42 Scope it weighs in at about 7-1-2 lbs. empty so probably around 8lbs with a sling and shells. I can tell you from experience 2lbs in steep terrain or shale at 8-10 thousand feet is a bunch. Good luck with your rifle and your sheep hunt. [/QUOTE]
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