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Thoughts on rifle weight and hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 107666" data-source="post: 1941488"><p>packed a 10.5lb 300wm last year...it was a bit light for me for getting stable when sucking wind. That and recoil for me was still a bit much to be confident at longer ranges. Ended up filling my tag at 100 yards so not really a factor.</p><p></p><p>This year, my range rifle is a 20# 6.5 PRC...dropping the weight kit (~5lb) and packing it this year on a hunt. Maybe i'm recoil shy, but I shoot a heavy rifle SO much better and the confidence that comes with that is worth the extra weight to me.</p><p></p><p>I'll lay off the sugar a few weeks before the hunt and easily shave that extra 5lbs from my body...my legs can't tell the difference between 5lbs on my shoulder or 5lbs in my belly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 107666, post: 1941488"] packed a 10.5lb 300wm last year...it was a bit light for me for getting stable when sucking wind. That and recoil for me was still a bit much to be confident at longer ranges. Ended up filling my tag at 100 yards so not really a factor. This year, my range rifle is a 20# 6.5 PRC...dropping the weight kit (~5lb) and packing it this year on a hunt. Maybe i'm recoil shy, but I shoot a heavy rifle SO much better and the confidence that comes with that is worth the extra weight to me. I'll lay off the sugar a few weeks before the hunt and easily shave that extra 5lbs from my body...my legs can't tell the difference between 5lbs on my shoulder or 5lbs in my belly. [/QUOTE]
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