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<blockquote data-quote="Muddyboots" data-source="post: 2766364" data-attributes="member: 63925"><p>There are a lot of other factors that come to play when rifle weight becomes a question. My lunch weighs more than my rifle for one. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /> The persons stature, age, physical condition, mentality and possible ailments can affect the total weight a person feels comfortable carrying. I still hunt with a Sendero that I feel is perfect balance of weight to range I shoot. I think this is where a really good pack comes to play that has exceptional rifle carrying capability to allow you to use trekking poles to assist walking and carrying. I still prefer ~11lb rifle for all the reasons everyone has already stated. I started carrying rifle in pack about 10 years ago when I was still a youngster at 62 and remove it once I am in territory that I feel might require faster acquisition. My last 2 builds were 11 and 12lbs so still like the weight. A person's stature may or may not affect the rifles weight depending upon the other factors above. I am 6'4" 260 have physical ailments typical for 72 but I still like my Sendero. Hopefully I will continue until body or mind breaks down. Not sure which will be first!<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /></p><p></p><p>IMO the rifle weight can be a moving target as external influences affect the factors above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Muddyboots, post: 2766364, member: 63925"] There are a lot of other factors that come to play when rifle weight becomes a question. My lunch weighs more than my rifle for one. 😂 The persons stature, age, physical condition, mentality and possible ailments can affect the total weight a person feels comfortable carrying. I still hunt with a Sendero that I feel is perfect balance of weight to range I shoot. I think this is where a really good pack comes to play that has exceptional rifle carrying capability to allow you to use trekking poles to assist walking and carrying. I still prefer ~11lb rifle for all the reasons everyone has already stated. I started carrying rifle in pack about 10 years ago when I was still a youngster at 62 and remove it once I am in territory that I feel might require faster acquisition. My last 2 builds were 11 and 12lbs so still like the weight. A person's stature may or may not affect the rifles weight depending upon the other factors above. I am 6'4" 260 have physical ailments typical for 72 but I still like my Sendero. Hopefully I will continue until body or mind breaks down. Not sure which will be first!😂 IMO the rifle weight can be a moving target as external influences affect the factors above. [/QUOTE]
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