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<blockquote data-quote="COBrad" data-source="post: 859245" data-attributes="member: 1940"><p>I'm with wildrose on this. Both my 13 lb long range rifle, and my 8 lb big game rifle shoot with hair splitting precision, but once ranges start getting to 800 and beyond, the light rifle can't compare. </p><p>When I was researching the heavy gun I spoke with several reputable accuracy gunsmiths. The one common denominator seemed to be that with the usual top quality components, a gun weight starting around 10 lbs was to be expected if looking for a hunting rifle capable of 1K yard accuracy. </p><p>The reasoning all gave can be summarized as the rigidity of more substantial components, primarily the barrel and a good stock, contributed to accuracy. The accompanying weight stabilizes the rifle for a more consistent bullet launch. </p><p>That's my understanding anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="COBrad, post: 859245, member: 1940"] I'm with wildrose on this. Both my 13 lb long range rifle, and my 8 lb big game rifle shoot with hair splitting precision, but once ranges start getting to 800 and beyond, the light rifle can't compare. When I was researching the heavy gun I spoke with several reputable accuracy gunsmiths. The one common denominator seemed to be that with the usual top quality components, a gun weight starting around 10 lbs was to be expected if looking for a hunting rifle capable of 1K yard accuracy. The reasoning all gave can be summarized as the rigidity of more substantial components, primarily the barrel and a good stock, contributed to accuracy. The accompanying weight stabilizes the rifle for a more consistent bullet launch. That's my understanding anyway. [/QUOTE]
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