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I would like suggestion on what to look for when buying a backpack with rifle scabbard???
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<blockquote data-quote="7magcreedmoor" data-source="post: 1349987" data-attributes="member: 48559"><p>[ATTACH=full]82095[/ATTACH] J107 from Eberlestock. I've been very satisfied with it for a couple years now. Here is my "training load". Board with barbell plates bolted on, and a "simulated" rifle for the scabbard, 15 lbs, my actual rifle is almost 13 lbs. 3 liters of water in the bladder compartment, and the rest of my gear (knives, fire starters, rope, first aid, GPS, rangefinder, etc. On my hikes the total load is just shy of 60 lbs. Sometimes I'll drop a plate if I'm feeling "old", or want to go more miles, but a typical hike is 3 to 5 miles with that load. When hunting the pack and all the stuff in it run about 35 lbs. Usually I feel okay by the 3rd day in Montana, given that I live in PA at about 500 ft above sea level. I don't know what that elk quarter from the other picture actually weighed, but it didn't seem too bad at the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7magcreedmoor, post: 1349987, member: 48559"] [ATTACH=full]82095[/ATTACH] J107 from Eberlestock. I've been very satisfied with it for a couple years now. Here is my "training load". Board with barbell plates bolted on, and a "simulated" rifle for the scabbard, 15 lbs, my actual rifle is almost 13 lbs. 3 liters of water in the bladder compartment, and the rest of my gear (knives, fire starters, rope, first aid, GPS, rangefinder, etc. On my hikes the total load is just shy of 60 lbs. Sometimes I'll drop a plate if I'm feeling "old", or want to go more miles, but a typical hike is 3 to 5 miles with that load. When hunting the pack and all the stuff in it run about 35 lbs. Usually I feel okay by the 3rd day in Montana, given that I live in PA at about 500 ft above sea level. I don't know what that elk quarter from the other picture actually weighed, but it didn't seem too bad at the time. [/QUOTE]
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