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Rifle carry weight for walking a few miles?
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<blockquote data-quote="Gcan" data-source="post: 1951185" data-attributes="member: 102867"><p>I'm not trying to sell a gun here. Just perspective.</p><p></p><p>We build a lot of tactical/surgical guns and build our hunting rifles like tac guns. Most are short actions on Q chassis with Proof barrels. Its not traditional but IMO it works far better for a gun you are going to carry than any traditional stock does. We have made a few long/magnums but the WSMs are absolute killer out to 1000 yards. </p><p>Personally, I like chassis for rifles that pack for several reasons. There are so many attachment option for slings, bipods, folding stocks, etc., that allow our guns to fit into packs or be hung on 1 or 2 point slings for hands free movement. Side and under mounted cups or attachment points allow immediate changes to carry methods and balance. This alone can make a 10lb rifle carry like an 8lb rifle.</p><p></p><p>The 300WSMs weigh 8-9.4 lbs with a Sig Tango 4 on them. With a lighter Leupold or similar glass they are In the 8s. They fold, are ergonomic and flat *+^ shoot. We will build them on carbon stocks if a client simply must have a stock.</p><p></p><p>We are also build a bolt pistol line on short actions with 12-14" barrels on a pistol chassis with folding stock. 5-6 lbs. with the new ATF rules, they can be shouldered or easily shot prone, on a pack, offhand or with a bipod. In 308 they will shoot one hole at 100 and hold 1moa or less at 500 to 700 like its free. We started building them for pig hunting but discovered they make incredible carry rigs. I'd be fine hunting deer out to 600. Probably not Elk past 500ish.</p><p></p><p>I'm not trying to sell anyone[ATTACH=full]206154[/ATTACH] a gun. Just showing you options that 10yrs ago were blasphemy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gcan, post: 1951185, member: 102867"] I’m not trying to sell a gun here. Just perspective. We build a lot of tactical/surgical guns and build our hunting rifles like tac guns. Most are short actions on Q chassis with Proof barrels. Its not traditional but IMO it works far better for a gun you are going to carry than any traditional stock does. We have made a few long/magnums but the WSMs are absolute killer out to 1000 yards. Personally, I like chassis for rifles that pack for several reasons. There are so many attachment option for slings, bipods, folding stocks, etc., that allow our guns to fit into packs or be hung on 1 or 2 point slings for hands free movement. Side and under mounted cups or attachment points allow immediate changes to carry methods and balance. This alone can make a 10lb rifle carry like an 8lb rifle. The 300WSMs weigh 8-9.4 lbs with a Sig Tango 4 on them. With a lighter Leupold or similar glass they are In the 8s. They fold, are ergonomic and flat *+^ shoot. We will build them on carbon stocks if a client simply must have a stock. We are also build a bolt pistol line on short actions with 12-14” barrels on a pistol chassis with folding stock. 5-6 lbs. with the new ATF rules, they can be shouldered or easily shot prone, on a pack, offhand or with a bipod. In 308 they will shoot one hole at 100 and hold 1moa or less at 500 to 700 like its free. We started building them for pig hunting but discovered they make incredible carry rigs. I’d be fine hunting deer out to 600. Probably not Elk past 500ish. I’m not trying to sell anyone[ATTACH type="full"]206154[/ATTACH] a gun. Just showing you options that 10yrs ago were blasphemy. [/QUOTE]
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