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<blockquote data-quote="BAKPAKR" data-source="post: 2768803" data-attributes="member: 114021"><p>How I am planning on carrying my rifle certainly affects what I think it should weigh. If it is going to be in my hands a lot, like when hunting timber, lighter is better. If I am carrying it in a Kifaru Gunbearer, I don't like more than about 8.25 pounds because of the pull on my shoulder strap. If I am carrying it strapped to the side of my pack, I am fine with my 9.5 pound rifle and I don't think there would be any issue with that carry method if it were a couple pounds heavier.</p><p></p><p>As mentioned above, I have found that there is some conflict between portability and shootability. I find it difficult to get steady in field conditions, with heavy breathing and my heart rate up, with my 6 pound 6 ounce 270. It is much easier for me to get the crosshairs to settle down with my 7.75 pound 6.5 Creedmoor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BAKPAKR, post: 2768803, member: 114021"] How I am planning on carrying my rifle certainly affects what I think it should weigh. If it is going to be in my hands a lot, like when hunting timber, lighter is better. If I am carrying it in a Kifaru Gunbearer, I don’t like more than about 8.25 pounds because of the pull on my shoulder strap. If I am carrying it strapped to the side of my pack, I am fine with my 9.5 pound rifle and I don’t think there would be any issue with that carry method if it were a couple pounds heavier. As mentioned above, I have found that there is some conflict between portability and shootability. I find it difficult to get steady in field conditions, with heavy breathing and my heart rate up, with my 6 pound 6 ounce 270. It is much easier for me to get the crosshairs to settle down with my 7.75 pound 6.5 Creedmoor. [/QUOTE]
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