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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1972616" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>I gotta say that many of the rifles shown here are <strong>HEAVY</strong> for hunting rifles to be carried for hours in the field.</p><p></p><p>As you can see (on page 11) I have a light rifle. That 6.5 PRC X-Bolt Pro has a carbon fiber stock, fluted barrel and bolt, light Talley rings, etc. and comes in at 6 lbs. 3 oz. "naked".</p><p></p><p>My <em>one</em> concession to weight is the 30 oz. Bushnell LRTS 4.5 - 18 x 44 scale with illuminated G3 reticle. I wanted mil/mil turrets and that reticle and an illuminated abbreviated Xmas tree reticle all in a quality scope. That scope had all those features but 30 oz. is not a "light" scope by mountain rifle standards. However it does have the necessary magnification for hunting in Nevada. I could have saved 2 oz. by going with no illumination but illumination is vital in some situations like a dark background or in a dense woods on an overcast day.</p><p></p><p>Maybe some of the heavy hunting rifles shown here are "bean field rifles" meant for hunting from a tree stand. I hope for their owner's sake that is the case. Otherwise they are going to need an ATV to haul them around.</p><p></p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1972616, member: 54178"] I gotta say that many of the rifles shown here are [B]HEAVY[/B] for hunting rifles to be carried for hours in the field. As you can see (on page 11) I have a light rifle. That 6.5 PRC X-Bolt Pro has a carbon fiber stock, fluted barrel and bolt, light Talley rings, etc. and comes in at 6 lbs. 3 oz. "naked". My [I]one[/I] concession to weight is the 30 oz. Bushnell LRTS 4.5 - 18 x 44 scale with illuminated G3 reticle. I wanted mil/mil turrets and that reticle and an illuminated abbreviated Xmas tree reticle all in a quality scope. That scope had all those features but 30 oz. is not a "light" scope by mountain rifle standards. However it does have the necessary magnification for hunting in Nevada. I could have saved 2 oz. by going with no illumination but illumination is vital in some situations like a dark background or in a dense woods on an overcast day. Maybe some of the heavy hunting rifles shown here are "bean field rifles" meant for hunting from a tree stand. I hope for their owner's sake that is the case. Otherwise they are going to need an ATV to haul them around. Eric B. [/QUOTE]
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