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<blockquote data-quote="Buck Fever" data-source="post: 1946941" data-attributes="member: 113501"><p>You can build a .50 a lot lighter but for two miles you probably want 36"+ of barrel with a 1.5"+ shank and heavy profile, 3 lbs of scope and rings, an adjustable slope mount or a Charlie Tarac, in an oversized benchrest style stock.</p><p></p><p>When you get that specialized, the inconvenience of a heavy gun is offset by the fact that heavy lets you shoot more before fatigue and flinch become issues, it keeps the gun from moving off target so much and heavy barrels help absorb heat so those long and comparatively thin barrels don't start shifting the POI if you have to shoot quickly due to wind.</p><p></p><p>I could have built my 338 RUM as a 10lb gun if I tried, less scope, a shorter hunting profile barrel and a light weight composite stock is all it takes but it would kick really hard and be generally unpleasant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck Fever, post: 1946941, member: 113501"] You can build a .50 a lot lighter but for two miles you probably want 36"+ of barrel with a 1.5"+ shank and heavy profile, 3 lbs of scope and rings, an adjustable slope mount or a Charlie Tarac, in an oversized benchrest style stock. When you get that specialized, the inconvenience of a heavy gun is offset by the fact that heavy lets you shoot more before fatigue and flinch become issues, it keeps the gun from moving off target so much and heavy barrels help absorb heat so those long and comparatively thin barrels don't start shifting the POI if you have to shoot quickly due to wind. I could have built my 338 RUM as a 10lb gun if I tried, less scope, a shorter hunting profile barrel and a light weight composite stock is all it takes but it would kick really hard and be generally unpleasant. [/QUOTE]
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