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Why does my long range rifle have to weight 12lbs +?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 825254" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I carried a 12.5 lb rifle 6 miles in, then up and down a mountain twice, on a Mt. Goat hunt near Seward when I was 37. It was survivable but it tended to take the fun out of the hunt, even though I came out with a nice Billy. Since then I've never backpacked any distance with a rifle that weighed more than 11 lbs all decked out. I'm 58 now, and I refuse to go over 10 lbs if there's much packing involved. My preference at 58 is nothing more than about 9.5 - 10 lbs.</p><p></p><p>At this rate, I'll have to stop backpack hunting when I'm 68, unless someone packs both my rifle and me in and out . . . <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 825254, member: 4191"] I carried a 12.5 lb rifle 6 miles in, then up and down a mountain twice, on a Mt. Goat hunt near Seward when I was 37. It was survivable but it tended to take the fun out of the hunt, even though I came out with a nice Billy. Since then I've never backpacked any distance with a rifle that weighed more than 11 lbs all decked out. I'm 58 now, and I refuse to go over 10 lbs if there's much packing involved. My preference at 58 is nothing more than about 9.5 - 10 lbs. At this rate, I'll have to stop backpack hunting when I'm 68, unless someone packs both my rifle and me in and out . . . :D [/QUOTE]
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