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<blockquote data-quote="Snowboy" data-source="post: 1814390" data-attributes="member: 92364"><p>I agree due to the type of hunting and what type of terrain you will be navigating. </p><p>For instance I moose hunt in an area where there are very few big hills and almost no roads. I use a model 700 in 300WSM in an HS Precision stock topped with a 2.5 to 10.5. power 40mm scope that weighs about 8.5lbs. Typically still hunt covering 6 to 8 miles per day on average.</p><p>Deer hunting I hunt in a very hilly area and typically put on 12 miles per day with the average vertical ascent about 3000 ft.. Here I use a Model 7 Rem. in 308 Win. With synthetic HS Precision stock topped with 1.5 to 5.5 power 38mm scope which weighs in at 6.7 lbs. After hunting all day I do appreciate the lighter weight. A long shot in either hunt is inside 400 yards.</p><p>So as you can see it totally depends on you. I will say that the lighter rifle is always quicker to get on target after a long climb.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snowboy, post: 1814390, member: 92364"] I agree due to the type of hunting and what type of terrain you will be navigating. For instance I moose hunt in an area where there are very few big hills and almost no roads. I use a model 700 in 300WSM in an HS Precision stock topped with a 2.5 to 10.5. power 40mm scope that weighs about 8.5lbs. Typically still hunt covering 6 to 8 miles per day on average. Deer hunting I hunt in a very hilly area and typically put on 12 miles per day with the average vertical ascent about 3000 ft.. Here I use a Model 7 Rem. in 308 Win. With synthetic HS Precision stock topped with 1.5 to 5.5 power 38mm scope which weighs in at 6.7 lbs. After hunting all day I do appreciate the lighter weight. A long shot in either hunt is inside 400 yards. So as you can see it totally depends on you. I will say that the lighter rifle is always quicker to get on target after a long climb. [/QUOTE]
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