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Whats your maxium weight and barrel length on your long range rifle ?
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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 2078517" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>I built a rifle specifically for packing around 8,000-10,000 ft+ mountains for elk and deer, it is a 24"+5 port brake 9.5lb loaded ready to hunt rifle. Total barrel length with brake is 26.5". For the shots I take with it, I wouldn't want much lighter, this year my elk was just under 900 yards, doing that with an ultralight is no easy accomplishment, doable, but challenging. The length is also close to the max I would want for packing through thick timber. As for the weight compared to an ultralight (for my uses) I would rather have a couple extra lbs and make the shot. However, if I knew my shots would max out around 600 yards, I would have no issue taking a 6-7lb ready to hunt rifle to the mountains. </p><p></p><p>I have also carried a 14 lb 30.5" total barrel length with brake rifle around these same mountains. While it made 600 yard shots feel like I wasn't even trying, getting it around the mountain convinced me to build my current 9.5 lb rig. From my experience, moderate to large cartridges in low to sub 8 lb rifles get significantly harder to shoot consistently from field positions past 600 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 2078517, member: 87243"] I built a rifle specifically for packing around 8,000-10,000 ft+ mountains for elk and deer, it is a 24"+5 port brake 9.5lb loaded ready to hunt rifle. Total barrel length with brake is 26.5". For the shots I take with it, I wouldn't want much lighter, this year my elk was just under 900 yards, doing that with an ultralight is no easy accomplishment, doable, but challenging. The length is also close to the max I would want for packing through thick timber. As for the weight compared to an ultralight (for my uses) I would rather have a couple extra lbs and make the shot. However, if I knew my shots would max out around 600 yards, I would have no issue taking a 6-7lb ready to hunt rifle to the mountains. I have also carried a 14 lb 30.5" total barrel length with brake rifle around these same mountains. While it made 600 yard shots feel like I wasn't even trying, getting it around the mountain convinced me to build my current 9.5 lb rig. From my experience, moderate to large cartridges in low to sub 8 lb rifles get significantly harder to shoot consistently from field positions past 600 yards. [/QUOTE]
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