HOW LIGHT IS TOO LIGHT?

bearhunter said:
It's high for a reason, and it's not taste. When you're working as hard on a pack in hunt, or even just a week long hike, your body uses a lot of salt, along with other electrolytes, and it needs to be replaced asap, or your mind starts doing funny things without weed.
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I’d rather dump those electrolytes into me then that amount of salt. The amount of water you’d need to washout that amount of salt would be dear. Given that water can be scarce up top, that wouldn’t be high on my list of packables when I would need to spend extra effort/energy searching for water due salt thirst.
Bustercluck said:
I think I lose more calories from the sh its I get after eating mountain house.
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Well that be one way to prep for a colonoscopy… 😁
 
I run a weatherby backcountry ti in 338rpm
She is light and handy
The thing a lot of non mountain hunters don’t realize is you typically have more time to set up for a shot in the mountains than you do hunting whitetail
You can get a great rest on your backpack or I swap out my spotting scope on my tripod for a hog saddle and you are dead steady.
You carry your rifle a heck of a lot more than you shoot it and you want to be as light as possible while carrying it.
Less than 7lbs all in is ideal for me.
 
Bustercluck said:
I remember my first goat hunt back in about 1996… aluminum pack frame, no goretex, steel toed work boots and cans of stew with some bags of nuts. We were tougher back then.
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In the late 70s I had the same plus, a 10lb canvas sleeping bag, canned food, 12" cast-iron fry pan that had vice grips for a handle. By the time we cleared the tree line I was ready to lay down and die. "But" a couple of O-Henry bars and a pop I good to go.
 
Just weighed all the parts for one of my newer lightweight rifles. Minus scope and rings the rifle weighs 6.006 Lbs or 6lbs. (The action will have some work done to lighten it up so under lbs.

This rifle is chambered in 6.5X55 Swede and currently has no muzzle brake. This may change but I doubt it. Based on measurements and separate weight calculations it should balance really well so the hope is it wont jump around. I have a few rifles to assemble and scope before this one but looking forward to getting it out. Between the action work losing some weight and the scope/rings (maybe a rail) adding weight I hope its right around 7lbs when complete. Not super light by any means but at this point in my back injury/permanent disability stage lighter is helpful.
 
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