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<blockquote data-quote="mudygmc" data-source="post: 1430226" data-attributes="member: 57931"><p>-scope I haven't quite decided yet. Something in the 16-20x power top range with a 40-44mm bell. 50 and bigger are way less comfy to carry. So much new stuff I am still searching and taking notes.</p><p>-pack items are getting lighter. Spent a healthy chunk of change over the last couple years upgrading items. Gun is not always in a pack on sling and in hand too. A 7.5lb rifle is way more comfortable than a 10lb rifle. A few hours here and there or a day or two. Not that big of a deal. Four, five or more days I definitely notice it.</p><p>- sub six pound package would be very impressive. Be lacking in performance I'd think. Glass or barrel or stock. Going to be giving up something for the lack of weight. Just trying to get as light as I can for the performance I want and the price I can afford.</p><p></p><p>- talked to cooper about their backcountry rifle. They don't produce it in short magnum calibers. Couldn't really give me any info on performance from their 280AI or 7mmRM. Decent rounds foresure. I just think I will get more out of a short mag in a 24in barrel. 100fps on paper isn't much but it's a piece of mind comfort confidence deal. I wouldn't be satisfied if i knew I could have spent a couple hundred more and dialed 1 or 2 moa less at a 600yd elk. I want the best I can afford. A dumb way to think I suppose but I want my gear the best it can be and leave the errors to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mudygmc, post: 1430226, member: 57931"] -scope I haven't quite decided yet. Something in the 16-20x power top range with a 40-44mm bell. 50 and bigger are way less comfy to carry. So much new stuff I am still searching and taking notes. -pack items are getting lighter. Spent a healthy chunk of change over the last couple years upgrading items. Gun is not always in a pack on sling and in hand too. A 7.5lb rifle is way more comfortable than a 10lb rifle. A few hours here and there or a day or two. Not that big of a deal. Four, five or more days I definitely notice it. - sub six pound package would be very impressive. Be lacking in performance I'd think. Glass or barrel or stock. Going to be giving up something for the lack of weight. Just trying to get as light as I can for the performance I want and the price I can afford. - talked to cooper about their backcountry rifle. They don't produce it in short magnum calibers. Couldn't really give me any info on performance from their 280AI or 7mmRM. Decent rounds foresure. I just think I will get more out of a short mag in a 24in barrel. 100fps on paper isn't much but it's a piece of mind comfort confidence deal. I wouldn't be satisfied if i knew I could have spent a couple hundred more and dialed 1 or 2 moa less at a 600yd elk. I want the best I can afford. A dumb way to think I suppose but I want my gear the best it can be and leave the errors to me. [/QUOTE]
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