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Who makes the best Lightweight Long Range Gun
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<blockquote data-quote="Ragnarnar" data-source="post: 1317094" data-attributes="member: 98218"><p>I thought about this today. </p><p></p><p>I think its not that smiths can't build accurate and light rifles. Its that most people can't shoot light rifles as well as heavy ones. I'd think any smith worth his salt, could build a rifle, that at any weight, would shoot well from a machine rest. (I also realize there's load tuning, build quality, cooling between shots, etc, but my point remains the same.) </p><p></p><p>FWIW the British said in 1909, that the maximum allowable recoil is 15 pounds in a service rifle, knowing this is the threshold for most people. As I recall, the M1, M14 and every service weapon to date recoils below this. I wouldn't want a hunting rifle for big game at 8-1000 yards that weighted 7.5 pounds out the door. Any cartridge for game at that range would beat the hell out of you in a rifle that light. I realize personal levels of recoil are subjective, but I wouldn't want to practice with it enough to become proficient. </p><p></p><p>Also I suppose it depends on your definition of "accurate at 800-1000 yards." I'm using minute of killzone on big game for this post.</p><p></p><p>My two cents.</p><p>Best</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragnarnar, post: 1317094, member: 98218"] I thought about this today. I think its not that smiths can't build accurate and light rifles. Its that most people can't shoot light rifles as well as heavy ones. I'd think any smith worth his salt, could build a rifle, that at any weight, would shoot well from a machine rest. (I also realize there's load tuning, build quality, cooling between shots, etc, but my point remains the same.) FWIW the British said in 1909, that the maximum allowable recoil is 15 pounds in a service rifle, knowing this is the threshold for most people. As I recall, the M1, M14 and every service weapon to date recoils below this. I wouldn't want a hunting rifle for big game at 8-1000 yards that weighted 7.5 pounds out the door. Any cartridge for game at that range would beat the hell out of you in a rifle that light. I realize personal levels of recoil are subjective, but I wouldn't want to practice with it enough to become proficient. Also I suppose it depends on your definition of "accurate at 800-1000 yards." I'm using minute of killzone on big game for this post. My two cents. Best [/QUOTE]
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