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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1244654" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>i think a rifles balance is probably the single most important aspect to good shooting whether it be close range woods, or long range precision hunting. In my youth, my very best shooting was almost always done with a few rifles, a Winchester 94, TC 50 cal Hawken, and an original 03/A3 Springfield. While one was substantially lighter in overall weight then the other this didn't make as much of a difference as was the common attribute of forward balance. Trying to simulate this attribute in my rifles has stuck with me for several decades. While so have owned and tried a whole host of the featherweights, mountain rifles, and other variants that are rear weight balanced, they don't work well for me. Nowadays, my hunting can find me shooting from close cover, to long range on a given hunt. My pet rifle for several years now provides me with a nice blend of manageable weight and off hand shootabilty in heavy cover, but will deliver the stability to make a confident 1000 yard shot. Interestingly, this rifle , a Cooper 52 in 6.5x284 with a .78" fluted barrel, at 10.5# total weight, doesn't balance and weigh much differently from my old A3 Springfield....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1244654, member: 10291"] i think a rifles balance is probably the single most important aspect to good shooting whether it be close range woods, or long range precision hunting. In my youth, my very best shooting was almost always done with a few rifles, a Winchester 94, TC 50 cal Hawken, and an original 03/A3 Springfield. While one was substantially lighter in overall weight then the other this didn't make as much of a difference as was the common attribute of forward balance. Trying to simulate this attribute in my rifles has stuck with me for several decades. While so have owned and tried a whole host of the featherweights, mountain rifles, and other variants that are rear weight balanced, they don't work well for me. Nowadays, my hunting can find me shooting from close cover, to long range on a given hunt. My pet rifle for several years now provides me with a nice blend of manageable weight and off hand shootabilty in heavy cover, but will deliver the stability to make a confident 1000 yard shot. Interestingly, this rifle , a Cooper 52 in 6.5x284 with a .78" fluted barrel, at 10.5# total weight, doesn't balance and weigh much differently from my old A3 Springfield.... [/QUOTE]
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