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Who hunts with a 12+lb rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="BrianID" data-source="post: 1434952" data-attributes="member: 104589"><p>My 338 Lapua is about 15lbs. I packed it on an elk hunt in AZ last year that I didn't see a road for 7 days. I had it in an eberlystock pack most of the time. I ended up shooting my elk at about 160 yards and could have killed it just as easy with my 6.5 Creedmoore that only weighs about 6lbs with scope and ammo. If I draw that same elk hunt next year I'll be packing my 338 Lapua and I'll be packing the Lapua for my orxy hunt in NM in 40 days. I've been shooting mule deer with a 300 win mag for over 15 years. Even though these guns are overkill for most things I hunt it is nice to have some "authority" when I do take the shot. I went by the logic that it makes more sense for me to loose 5lbs of weight than to try to take the weight off the rifle. Don't forget the weight limit in Idaho.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrianID, post: 1434952, member: 104589"] My 338 Lapua is about 15lbs. I packed it on an elk hunt in AZ last year that I didn’t see a road for 7 days. I had it in an eberlystock pack most of the time. I ended up shooting my elk at about 160 yards and could have killed it just as easy with my 6.5 Creedmoore that only weighs about 6lbs with scope and ammo. If I draw that same elk hunt next year I’ll be packing my 338 Lapua and I’ll be packing the Lapua for my orxy hunt in NM in 40 days. I’ve been shooting mule deer with a 300 win mag for over 15 years. Even though these guns are overkill for most things I hunt it is nice to have some “authority” when I do take the shot. I went by the logic that it makes more sense for me to loose 5lbs of weight than to try to take the weight off the rifle. Don’t forget the weight limit in Idaho. [/QUOTE]
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