GUN WEIGHT

[southpa]

True mountain hunters dont care about weight.

Couldn't be farther from the truth!

 

[waveslayer]

I see the results are published in two book volumes. Have you read them or are you just citing summaries from others?

Edit: I ask because this subject gets beaten to death on virtually every platform. In my estimation the "science" reveals one conclusion or another, but neither has a functional real world effect on the average hunter's ability to deliver on accurate kills. That's what we are actually talking about here. What it does support is for every hunter to test his own set up and decide how he will work with whatever idiosyncrasies it represents.

Yep read them, and tested a lot of barrels. You don't see any guys that shoot fast strings with Fluted Barrels, all solid Steel or Carbon. Especially the PRS scene, I agree, test what works for you.

 

[Quintus]

True mountain hunters dont care about weight. They know what they need in order to be successful.
One of the best, if not the best mountain hunter out there right now takes a swarovski btx with a 115 mm objective on his sheep hunts

I may not be 'the best mountain hunter', but are you saying that if I
1. Put camp on my back and hump into the mountains.
2. Legally locate and kill game.
3. Pack camp and game back out of the mountains.
4. Care about how much my pack in weighs.
That I am not a TRUE mountain hunter?
Interesting.
I thought maybe I wasn't when it took me so many trips to get meat out, but I thought that was just because I wasn't a true mountain man. Turns out I am not a true mountain hunter either. Oh well.

 

[RichCoyle]

True Scottsman falicy.

 

[Mtn Dawg]

I just got my 18in 300 wsm barrel from carbon six. When I took it out of box it felt very heavy it weighs 2.5 pounds. Defiance action ag sportsman stock the gun weighs 5lb 15oz Has anybody weighed a barrel one to compare-does this seem heavy ??

Back on topic for the OP. That does not seem heavy. It does sound punishing though. And difficult to shoot accurately.