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<blockquote data-quote="JTB" data-source="post: 1940433" data-attributes="member: 97196"><p>This rifle was an eye opener for me. I had never hunted with a rifle <12 lbs prior to this one and the difference in packing ease of an 8 lb 2 oz rifle really dramatic. It is a 6.5 CM firing the 156 EOLs at 2780 from a 22" #1 Douglas barrel. Shoots as accurate as my other hunting setups but really needs to be shot prone on a bipod for extended ranges. The 156 EOL from 2800 to 3000 fps is somewhat of a sweet spot for manageable recoil in a lighter rifle setup (8 lbs) for me but the ease of carrying and packing is a game changer. As a note, I would not plan on using a suppressor on the thin barrels. I use a 7mm or 270 WSM sometimes for larger game but 10 lbs is where I need to be to manage recoil and not lose sight of the target. I know many of you can manage magnum recoil but I prefer not to fight with recoil if I don't need to. That all being said I try to keep my packing rifles below 9 lbs but generally keep an 18 lb 338 Edge in the vehicle just in case I need to reach out from somewhere close to the road[ATTACH=full]203181[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JTB, post: 1940433, member: 97196"] This rifle was an eye opener for me. I had never hunted with a rifle <12 lbs prior to this one and the difference in packing ease of an 8 lb 2 oz rifle really dramatic. It is a 6.5 CM firing the 156 EOLs at 2780 from a 22” #1 Douglas barrel. Shoots as accurate as my other hunting setups but really needs to be shot prone on a bipod for extended ranges. The 156 EOL from 2800 to 3000 fps is somewhat of a sweet spot for manageable recoil in a lighter rifle setup (8 lbs) for me but the ease of carrying and packing is a game changer. As a note, I would not plan on using a suppressor on the thin barrels. I use a 7mm or 270 WSM sometimes for larger game but 10 lbs is where I need to be to manage recoil and not lose sight of the target. I know many of you can manage magnum recoil but I prefer not to fight with recoil if I don’t need to. That all being said I try to keep my packing rifles below 9 lbs but generally keep an 18 lb 338 Edge in the vehicle just in case I need to reach out from somewhere close to the road[ATTACH type="full" alt="54741768-6BC1-44D1-AEDA-D558B1FBE617.jpeg"]203181[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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