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How much does rifle weight affect/effect consistent shot making
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<blockquote data-quote="Idaho Lefty" data-source="post: 1558776" data-attributes="member: 104437"><p>OUR "sweet spot" for, a carrying a Hunting Rifle, Miles and Miles into, the Back Country and shooting Big Game, to 750 yards, weigh, 7.5 to 7 3/4 Pounds. We practice a lot, on 10"-11" dia. steel plates and shoot in the Wind regularly, thru-out, spring & summer. My son makes, custom Turret "Tapes" so we can "DiaL" for Range's on, our 4-14X scopes, in 25 yard increments and we "Validate" the Bullet BC drop, for our hand loads. Both our Rifle's easily do, Sub MOA, IF we do our part. We shoot over "Sticks" to 400 yds and Prone over Packs, past 400. If wanting to shoot past 800 yards + get,.. a big heavy Rifle as stated by others. I'm not an expert on that subject, but my son was hitting, an 8" Pie plates regularly, at 1,000 yd's prone, in the "Field" with, his 10 1/2 pound, .300 WSM, w/ Horn ELD's, 212 grainer's. He gave up on the heavier Rifle for, a 7mm-08, Tikka, T3X @ 7.5 pounds (didn't like the Recoil, as gun was, UN Braked ). Shot a NICE, fat 6X6 Bull here in Idaho. He and grandson Bivy Hunted, 2.5 Miles from a road, shot the Elk at, only 250 Yards. It took them, all day to get Camp gear, Tent's, Rifle, Packs, Bino's, Rack and Elk meat out, in 2 trip's, a total of, 10 Miles !,.. WHY, carry "more" ???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Idaho Lefty, post: 1558776, member: 104437"] OUR "sweet spot" for, a carrying a Hunting Rifle, Miles and Miles into, the Back Country and shooting Big Game, to 750 yards, weigh, 7.5 to 7 3/4 Pounds. We practice a lot, on 10"-11" dia. steel plates and shoot in the Wind regularly, thru-out, spring & summer. My son makes, custom Turret "Tapes" so we can "DiaL" for Range's on, our 4-14X scopes, in 25 yard increments and we "Validate" the Bullet BC drop, for our hand loads. Both our Rifle's easily do, Sub MOA, IF we do our part. We shoot over "Sticks" to 400 yds and Prone over Packs, past 400. If wanting to shoot past 800 yards + get,.. a big heavy Rifle as stated by others. I'm not an expert on that subject, but my son was hitting, an 8" Pie plates regularly, at 1,000 yd's prone, in the "Field" with, his 10 1/2 pound, .300 WSM, w/ Horn ELD's, 212 grainer's. He gave up on the heavier Rifle for, a 7mm-08, Tikka, T3X @ 7.5 pounds (didn't like the Recoil, as gun was, UN Braked ). Shot a NICE, fat 6X6 Bull here in Idaho. He and grandson Bivy Hunted, 2.5 Miles from a road, shot the Elk at, only 250 Yards. It took them, all day to get Camp gear, Tent's, Rifle, Packs, Bino's, Rack and Elk meat out, in 2 trip's, a total of, 10 Miles !,.. WHY, carry "more" ??? [/QUOTE]
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