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How heavy a gun is too heavy for hauling?
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<blockquote data-quote="Broz" data-source="post: 429512" data-attributes="member: 7503"><p>Weight = Accuracy. The question is where will it be a noticable effect and how far are you possibly going to engage your quary? </p><p> </p><p>I have been packing an 18lb rifle for over 3 years. But as I get older I do alot more planning and setting waiting for game to present a shot. This rifle is used for shots that may be 1000 yards plus. With the heavy 18lb rifle I try to limit the walk in to 3 miles or less. </p><p> </p><p>I have recently finished my newest rifle and feel it is a good representation of a light Long Range rifle. It is a 300 Win in a McMillan thumb hole stock with a sendero coutour fluted barrel 28 inches plus brake. With a Nightforce NXS, fully equiped with bipod it weighs 12.6 lbs. This is as light of a rifle I will hunt with if the shots are to exceed 500 yards but I will also limit this rifle to 1000 yards on game. </p><p> </p><p>Those are my thoughts and methods.</p><p> </p><p>Jeff gun)gun)</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC02228Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broz, post: 429512, member: 7503"] Weight = Accuracy. The question is where will it be a noticable effect and how far are you possibly going to engage your quary? I have been packing an 18lb rifle for over 3 years. But as I get older I do alot more planning and setting waiting for game to present a shot. This rifle is used for shots that may be 1000 yards plus. With the heavy 18lb rifle I try to limit the walk in to 3 miles or less. I have recently finished my newest rifle and feel it is a good representation of a light Long Range rifle. It is a 300 Win in a McMillan thumb hole stock with a sendero coutour fluted barrel 28 inches plus brake. With a Nightforce NXS, fully equiped with bipod it weighs 12.6 lbs. This is as light of a rifle I will hunt with if the shots are to exceed 500 yards but I will also limit this rifle to 1000 yards on game. Those are my thoughts and methods. Jeff gun)gun) [IMG]http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC02228Large.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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