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<blockquote data-quote="villagelightsmith" data-source="post: 1940279" data-attributes="member: 68421"><p>When I was 34 and weighed 115 (all bone and muscle, btw) I discovered a Husky lightweight aftermarket Mauser and safed my daddy's guns. Now that I'm 72 and 180#, (1/3 lard, BTW) I wouldn't dream of going back. Every step I take lifts that 7 1/2# combination an inch or two. And all the vertical real-estate where I like to hunt adds more foot-pounds of energy consumed, leaving me less net energy at the end of my day. Nope; I like 'em light. I've just got to be more careful about still set-ups. I know that a magnum caliber is gonna pound the livin' snot out of me so I use an old '06. It has a well designed stock that has been modified to my liking and a nice thick trap-gun sissy pad. It works for me. If you like to carry rocks in your pack to weigh you down, by all means do so. i like to reach the end of the trail having carried nothing more than what I really used, plus a very few ounces for "just-in-case."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="villagelightsmith, post: 1940279, member: 68421"] When I was 34 and weighed 115 (all bone and muscle, btw) I discovered a Husky lightweight aftermarket Mauser and safed my daddy's guns. Now that I'm 72 and 180#, (1/3 lard, BTW) I wouldn't dream of going back. Every step I take lifts that 7 1/2# combination an inch or two. And all the vertical real-estate where I like to hunt adds more foot-pounds of energy consumed, leaving me less net energy at the end of my day. Nope; I like 'em light. I've just got to be more careful about still set-ups. I know that a magnum caliber is gonna pound the livin' snot out of me so I use an old '06. It has a well designed stock that has been modified to my liking and a nice thick trap-gun sissy pad. It works for me. If you like to carry rocks in your pack to weigh you down, by all means do so. i like to reach the end of the trail having carried nothing more than what I really used, plus a very few ounces for "just-in-case." [/QUOTE]
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