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Long Range Hunting Rifle Weight???
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<blockquote data-quote="DocJJR" data-source="post: 950251" data-attributes="member: 80294"><p>Regardless of your condition couch potato or marathon runner, and regardless of how much weight you can spare with other gear, the lighter rifle is going to be much more pleasant to carry in the mountains. This will become increasingly noticeable as miles increase, and as days of the hunt increase. Most importantly, the max range is going to be the energy of the 6.5 bullet, not the accuracy potential of your rifle. Of course this depends on what kind of game you're hunting, and how accurate your rifle is. The increase in accuracy you gain from a 2lb heavier rifle is unlikely to be worth the extra weight on a mountain hunt. Run some numbers in a ballistics program and cross reference the energy with your group size at various ranges. I use 1000 ft/lbs for elk myself, but I know some hunters and guides like to see closer to 2000.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DocJJR, post: 950251, member: 80294"] Regardless of your condition couch potato or marathon runner, and regardless of how much weight you can spare with other gear, the lighter rifle is going to be much more pleasant to carry in the mountains. This will become increasingly noticeable as miles increase, and as days of the hunt increase. Most importantly, the max range is going to be the energy of the 6.5 bullet, not the accuracy potential of your rifle. Of course this depends on what kind of game you're hunting, and how accurate your rifle is. The increase in accuracy you gain from a 2lb heavier rifle is unlikely to be worth the extra weight on a mountain hunt. Run some numbers in a ballistics program and cross reference the energy with your group size at various ranges. I use 1000 ft/lbs for elk myself, but I know some hunters and guides like to see closer to 2000. [/QUOTE]
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