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<blockquote data-quote="LDHunter" data-source="post: 1606099" data-attributes="member: 105"><p>I've been hunting and shooting with ultra light rifles for about 40 years and can certainly verify that although it may not be the problem in this case the lighter a rifle is the more it is susceptible to jumping around due to things that people the normally shoot medium to heavy weight rifles would never even imagine.</p><p></p><p>I'm voting for the problem in this situation simply being a case of the firing pin travel causing the UL rifle to "hop" around in the rest assuming the scope and mounts are known good.</p><p></p><p>I fully understand why a lot of hunters avoid light rifles. Your margin for error is exponentially increased with every few ounces you shave off the rifle.</p><p></p><p>It seems that almost anything can cause a lightweight rifle to throw patterns and not shoot tight groups and it seems that I'm always chasing accuracy out of my lightweight rifles but it's also sweet when one performs well at the range or in the woods. I think I enjoy the repeatable accuracy challenge and appreciate the light and easy handling characteristics of a truly light rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LDHunter, post: 1606099, member: 105"] I've been hunting and shooting with ultra light rifles for about 40 years and can certainly verify that although it may not be the problem in this case the lighter a rifle is the more it is susceptible to jumping around due to things that people the normally shoot medium to heavy weight rifles would never even imagine. I'm voting for the problem in this situation simply being a case of the firing pin travel causing the UL rifle to "hop" around in the rest assuming the scope and mounts are known good. I fully understand why a lot of hunters avoid light rifles. Your margin for error is exponentially increased with every few ounces you shave off the rifle. It seems that almost anything can cause a lightweight rifle to throw patterns and not shoot tight groups and it seems that I'm always chasing accuracy out of my lightweight rifles but it's also sweet when one performs well at the range or in the woods. I think I enjoy the repeatable accuracy challenge and appreciate the light and easy handling characteristics of a truly light rifle. [/QUOTE]
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