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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 1059903" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>Obsessing about this year upcoming hunts again ... applications are due for Colorado draw tags in about a month... so starting this thread to talk about rifles and optics you guys use for backpacking specific hunts.</p><p></p><p>Do any of you guys have backpacking specific favorite rifles/optics? Do you change your hunting style on backpack hunts? </p><p></p><p>Since I typically only backpack hunt, my rifles never tend to be 'heavy'. I've settled for a mid-weight rifle that's capable at long range but still light and fast enough for close work. It's a 338 RUM with a 27" #4 contour barrel plus a brake on a Borden action bedded in a McMillan Game Scout edge fill stock. Complete rifle (no scope) weighs 8 lbs.</p><p></p><p>For the life of me I cannot make up my mind on optics. Comes down to how much performance am I willing to sacrifice for light weight... or don't sacrifice at all ... Every day I come up with a new idea.</p><p></p><p>How about you guys? What rifles and optics will you be carrying in to the mountains this year?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 1059903, member: 33822"] Obsessing about this year upcoming hunts again ... applications are due for Colorado draw tags in about a month... so starting this thread to talk about rifles and optics you guys use for backpacking specific hunts. Do any of you guys have backpacking specific favorite rifles/optics? Do you change your hunting style on backpack hunts? Since I typically only backpack hunt, my rifles never tend to be 'heavy'. I've settled for a mid-weight rifle that's capable at long range but still light and fast enough for close work. It's a 338 RUM with a 27" #4 contour barrel plus a brake on a Borden action bedded in a McMillan Game Scout edge fill stock. Complete rifle (no scope) weighs 8 lbs. For the life of me I cannot make up my mind on optics. Comes down to how much performance am I willing to sacrifice for light weight... or don't sacrifice at all ... Every day I come up with a new idea. How about you guys? What rifles and optics will you be carrying in to the mountains this year? [/QUOTE]
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