memtb
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C'mon guys…..y'all know that we have some very competitive triathlon athletes among we mere mortals!
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What does your long range hunting rifle weigh?
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C'mon guys…..y'all know that we have some very competitive triathlon athletes among we mere mortals!
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The 16.5# 338 is in the foreground of my avatar picture. Sako TRG-S in a McM heavy fill Game Scout or Game Warden I forget which. The barrel is a 24" #4 contour Bartlien. Not in the picture is the 338 can I now run instead of a brake. Scope in the picture has also been swapped out for a 4-16 S&B. I also added a short arca rail to the foreend as well. Weight listed also includes a bipod. I use an Armageddon gear bungee sling, eberlestock, or kirifu gun bearer to carry. I have run light scopes and didn't like them. I've run rifles without bipods and found the situation less adequate. I've run rifles with brakes instead of suppression. But all these choices add up to an extra 3-5 pounds.
While I work out I am no triathlete, marathoner and I hate running and an am in my late 40s.
While I work out I am no triathlete, marathoner and I hate running and an am in my late 40s.
416DBR
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What stock is that??
KsKevin
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Peak 44 it weighs 19 oz
Yeah when they release a tikka inlet I'll be getting one
It is nice and light. When people pick that up when it's not on the rifle they are shocked on how light 19 oz truly is. I will say this that when I ordered mine I had the option of adding in a bedding kit for minimal amount I think it was like 20 or $25 which I did buy it even though I had some already in the cabinet. And all I did on mine was bed the recoil lug I did not bed the entire action and it shoots great.
yobuck
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Well there are places, especially in the mountainous areas of the east, where the hunting is done from permanent locations.
And the gun is carried only for short distances from the vehicle to the location. Therefore weight becomes less of a factor.
Also in PA. for example, it is legal to shoot across traveled roads, even major roads, provided you are well above the line of traffic. So that opens up more places for long range hunting, as well as access to them. It is also legal to set up and hunt long range from the shoulder of a road, even well traveled paved roads, so long as you dont shoot across it from that level. Years ago it was quite common to see that being done, especially on and along the dirt mountain roads.
Today most serious long range hunters will find a wide shoulder to park, then climb uphill a ways and make a spot to glass and shoot from. There will be far less hassel from others by doing that. But again, there is only a short distance to the location from a vehicle.
And not only is there a gun, but there will also be a portable bench of some type to shoot from, as well as each person having a set of large binoculars, mostly twin spotting scopes in brackets, and a tripod to mount them on.
So a person having an 8# gun and a pair of 8x42s hanging from his neck while walking around looking for a target to shoot at isnt how a large percentage of long range hunting is being done. And more and more that includes western long range hunting also.
416DBR
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Pennsyltucky doesn't have a lot of room to shoot. I can understand why they have laws like that.
yobuck
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Youve obviously never spent much time exploring the mountainous regions of especially the north central part of that state.
There would be very few places in the country offering better long range hunting opportunities.
Note that i didnt say more game, just places to hunt it.
There are millions of acres of open public land to do it.
416DBR
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My ex is from there, try not to go that way. 
To each their own in hunting styles. I do my best to get away from roads and people when I'm hunting. Although their is a price to pay if I shoot a deer off the beaten path. I'm really selective if there is a mile or more haul back to the truck. Most of the public land I hunt limits a significant amount of the area to foot traffic only.
