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<blockquote data-quote="COBrad" data-source="post: 641741" data-attributes="member: 1940"><p>I hate to admit it, but now in my fifties I feel the extra weight more than I did years ago. A 9 or 10 lb. rifle is still no trouble to carry, but I still prefer a lighter rifle for most of my hunting. Most of my elk hunting happens at 9000 to 11000' elevation, and I hunt marmots up to almost 13000'. I had a new LR marmot gun built this winter and that baby weighs about 13.5 lbs on the bathroom scale, but it will ride in a back pack and be used for day hunts. Hunting big game I cover a lot more ground in a day and hunt for many days in a row. I'm currently looking hard at another medium weight custom .270 WSM; Stiller Predator, Jewel, #4 taper, Manners MCS-SL, and a Zeiss Conquest or maybe Nightforce 2.5-10. Rifle should weigh about 7 lbs before scope. Based on experience with similar rifles, this is a fairly light carry, and substantial enough components for some pretty long shooting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="COBrad, post: 641741, member: 1940"] I hate to admit it, but now in my fifties I feel the extra weight more than I did years ago. A 9 or 10 lb. rifle is still no trouble to carry, but I still prefer a lighter rifle for most of my hunting. Most of my elk hunting happens at 9000 to 11000' elevation, and I hunt marmots up to almost 13000'. I had a new LR marmot gun built this winter and that baby weighs about 13.5 lbs on the bathroom scale, but it will ride in a back pack and be used for day hunts. Hunting big game I cover a lot more ground in a day and hunt for many days in a row. I'm currently looking hard at another medium weight custom .270 WSM; Stiller Predator, Jewel, #4 taper, Manners MCS-SL, and a Zeiss Conquest or maybe Nightforce 2.5-10. Rifle should weigh about 7 lbs before scope. Based on experience with similar rifles, this is a fairly light carry, and substantial enough components for some pretty long shooting. [/QUOTE]
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