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<blockquote data-quote="jrock" data-source="post: 2547776" data-attributes="member: 78569"><p>Generally speaking, if I'm carrying a rifle over the shoulder, then I like to stay under 9 lbs fully outfitted. That weight handles the common magnum calibers fairly well. It feels heavy at the end of they day but its not terrible.</p><p></p><p>If I carry the rifle on a pack, I can easily go up in weight. However, for extended mountain hikes, a 12+ lb rifle on a pack is noticeable.</p><p></p><p>On rifles <7 lbs, adding a brake that weights a couple oz can significantly reduce recoil to the point that one could shed a couple lbs of gun weight. Suppressors don't reduce recoil as much and add weigh and length. Suppressors and brakes aren't an apples to apples comparison as the rifles overall shape and performance can be significantly different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jrock, post: 2547776, member: 78569"] Generally speaking, if I'm carrying a rifle over the shoulder, then I like to stay under 9 lbs fully outfitted. That weight handles the common magnum calibers fairly well. It feels heavy at the end of they day but its not terrible. If I carry the rifle on a pack, I can easily go up in weight. However, for extended mountain hikes, a 12+ lb rifle on a pack is noticeable. On rifles <7 lbs, adding a brake that weights a couple oz can significantly reduce recoil to the point that one could shed a couple lbs of gun weight. Suppressors don't reduce recoil as much and add weigh and length. Suppressors and brakes aren't an apples to apples comparison as the rifles overall shape and performance can be significantly different. [/QUOTE]
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