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How light is too light...pros n cons??
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1275905" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>As a rule, "All else being equal heavier is steadier, and steadier is more accurate".</p><p></p><p>When you get onto to target it just takes more force to move a heavier rifle off of target than a light one so it's less affected by your breathing, heart rate, wind etc.</p><p></p><p>For a long range rig, I'd say anything under 8-9lbs is getting into the "too light" range</p><p></p><p>I have a lightweight .300wm, the Model 70 "Extreme Weather" edition that unbraked will flat slap you around pretty good when you pull the trigger and I found it to be too light for shooting any more than around 400yds so I dug out as much material as I could from the fore end and back filled it with tungsten powder mixed with epoxy which helped it quite a bit for both steadiness and muzzle flip.</p><p></p><p>Once I added the Northwest Precision Muzzle Brake to it, the rifle became a pleasure to shoot.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/221311913421?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&var=520190416845&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" target="_blank">Muzzle Brake/Compensator Rifle or Pistol | eBay</a></p><p></p><p>I now have the slotted version on all of my bolt action rifles bigger than my .260's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1275905, member: 30902"] As a rule, "All else being equal heavier is steadier, and steadier is more accurate". When you get onto to target it just takes more force to move a heavier rifle off of target than a light one so it's less affected by your breathing, heart rate, wind etc. For a long range rig, I'd say anything under 8-9lbs is getting into the "too light" range I have a lightweight .300wm, the Model 70 "Extreme Weather" edition that unbraked will flat slap you around pretty good when you pull the trigger and I found it to be too light for shooting any more than around 400yds so I dug out as much material as I could from the fore end and back filled it with tungsten powder mixed with epoxy which helped it quite a bit for both steadiness and muzzle flip. Once I added the Northwest Precision Muzzle Brake to it, the rifle became a pleasure to shoot. [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/221311913421?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&var=520190416845&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT]Muzzle Brake/Compensator Rifle or Pistol | eBay[/url] I now have the slotted version on all of my bolt action rifles bigger than my .260's. [/QUOTE]
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