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<blockquote data-quote="BCC72" data-source="post: 3073460" data-attributes="member: 125695"><p>Having been down the UL Rifle road quite a few times, I've settled on a scoped rifle weight of 7-7.5 pounds in most non magnum calibers and 8.5 pounds in magnums. I go heavier if there is real chance of shots over 650 in windy conditions.</p><p>However I can get my rifles bomb proof with excellent mounts, rings and rugged optics at that weight when you consider the rifles start at 5-5.6 pounds bare.</p><p>My lightest scoped rifle is a Barrett Fieldcraft with March Shorty 1-10x24 with rail and rings comes in at 6.7 pounds. 5 pound bare rifle.</p><p>My most carried gun is my Weatherby BC 2.0 Ti 338RPM with Burris XTRIII 3.3-18x50 with rail in Spuhr ISMS 34mm rings weighs 7.6 pounds. 5 pound bare rifle.</p><p>My 7-08, 280ai weigh right around 7.4 pounds as well with Trijicons, Mavens, NF etc. 5.3-5.4 bare rifles.</p><p>My 6.5RPM 2.0 Ti carbon is 5.4 pounds bare and I could go UL on it but I love shooting it at 8.4 pounds so it wears a Spuhr Mount and a NF Atacr. </p><p>I've found the shootability of my 7prc, 6.5-300 and 257 at that weight are great to shoot as well.</p><p>I then go heavier but that is not the discussion. </p><p>I live in NW Montana and I hunt in the mountains. So ruggedness with good glass is important to me. I believe you can go too light, but that's just me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BCC72, post: 3073460, member: 125695"] Having been down the UL Rifle road quite a few times, I've settled on a scoped rifle weight of 7-7.5 pounds in most non magnum calibers and 8.5 pounds in magnums. I go heavier if there is real chance of shots over 650 in windy conditions. However I can get my rifles bomb proof with excellent mounts, rings and rugged optics at that weight when you consider the rifles start at 5-5.6 pounds bare. My lightest scoped rifle is a Barrett Fieldcraft with March Shorty 1-10x24 with rail and rings comes in at 6.7 pounds. 5 pound bare rifle. My most carried gun is my Weatherby BC 2.0 Ti 338RPM with Burris XTRIII 3.3-18x50 with rail in Spuhr ISMS 34mm rings weighs 7.6 pounds. 5 pound bare rifle. My 7-08, 280ai weigh right around 7.4 pounds as well with Trijicons, Mavens, NF etc. 5.3-5.4 bare rifles. My 6.5RPM 2.0 Ti carbon is 5.4 pounds bare and I could go UL on it but I love shooting it at 8.4 pounds so it wears a Spuhr Mount and a NF Atacr. I've found the shootability of my 7prc, 6.5-300 and 257 at that weight are great to shoot as well. I then go heavier but that is not the discussion. I live in NW Montana and I hunt in the mountains. So ruggedness with good glass is important to me. I believe you can go too light, but that's just me. [/QUOTE]
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