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Sub 6 pound 1000 yard rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 1159075" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>yup, lightweight and long range are tough. I'm a big fan of light rifles, but they certainly have their limits. I'm sure there's somebody out there that's been successful out to 1000 with an ultralight, but I doubt it's done very often.</p><p></p><p>Fully outfitted I have a nice 338 short mag that weighs about 7.8 lbs +/- depending on the scope I run. Although the gun can shoot plenty accurate and I have been accurate with it on rocks and targets out to very long ranges, I would never try that out on an animal. My absolute limit with that rifle on an elk is in the 650 ballpark. Just too difficult for me to be consistently accurate on the first shot in a hunting situation. </p><p></p><p>Now jump that down to the 5.5 pounds you're talking about and holy crap is that thing gonna be tough to shoot out to 1000 yards. Add in the fact that if you really need a rifle that light, the field conditions you're gonna be shooting from are gonna be just as challenging.</p><p></p><p>My "light weight" long range elk rifle weighs 7 lbs 14 ounce without a scope, and with my optics brings it up to about 9.5 lbs. I think that's about right to reach out to the distances you're looking at.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 1159075, member: 33822"] yup, lightweight and long range are tough. I'm a big fan of light rifles, but they certainly have their limits. I'm sure there's somebody out there that's been successful out to 1000 with an ultralight, but I doubt it's done very often. Fully outfitted I have a nice 338 short mag that weighs about 7.8 lbs +/- depending on the scope I run. Although the gun can shoot plenty accurate and I have been accurate with it on rocks and targets out to very long ranges, I would never try that out on an animal. My absolute limit with that rifle on an elk is in the 650 ballpark. Just too difficult for me to be consistently accurate on the first shot in a hunting situation. Now jump that down to the 5.5 pounds you're talking about and holy crap is that thing gonna be tough to shoot out to 1000 yards. Add in the fact that if you really need a rifle that light, the field conditions you're gonna be shooting from are gonna be just as challenging. My "light weight" long range elk rifle weighs 7 lbs 14 ounce without a scope, and with my optics brings it up to about 9.5 lbs. I think that's about right to reach out to the distances you're looking at. [/QUOTE]
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