lighter scopes, mounts ect...

gth said:
If your worrying about a pound here or there the rest of us should consider carrying short pointy styrofoam noodles.:D
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one little pound is a big deal when you have 1500 verticle feet to do in an afternoon.

or it's 12km back to camp on foot....

not poking fun, but I can understand a light gun not being a priority to you folks out east. if I hunted in ontario I think i would be more concerned with overall length then weight. you guys hunt in much thicker stuff then we do, or are in treestands. weight isn;t much of an issue. right now my rifle is 7,5lbs all up (scope, bases, 4 rounds and a sling). comming back from the US with a Banser stock and gre-tan pin assembly this fall. should knock atleast a pound off the total package weight.

I also have a very busted up knee, one day with a 40lb pack these days and I want to die. shaving weight keeps me in a happy place when I spend time in the mountains :D

I am a born again light gun lover :D I have seen the light!:rockOn:
 
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Amphibious said:
one little pound is a big deal when you have 1500 verticle feet to do in an afternoon.

or it's 12km back to camp on foot....

not poking fun, but I can understand a light gun not being a priority to you folks out east. if I hunted in ontario I think i would be more concerned with overall length then weight. you guys hunt in much thicker stuff then we do, or are in treestands. weight isn;t much of an issue.

I am a born again light gun lover :D I have seen the light!:rockOn:
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Your right as far as big game goes, and I think thats what we are talking about here. I curse even a 24" M700 at times trying to weave through the damn brush.

The only time I curse my heavy guns is when predator hunting. Its not as thick but mile after mile on snowshoes I start to dream of a Ti in .222rem.
 
sounds like you could the same rifle :D these little Mod 7's are pretty handy with a 20" pipe. packing for a hunting trip this weekend, had to snap a pic

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Different guns are designed for different types of hunting, it doesn't surprise me that guys from vertically challenged provinces don't understand the need for light gear. You have to realize that the ounce watching doesn't stop at the Rifle, we try and save weight any way we can. Light weight sleeping bags, tents, titanium pots, lightweight stoves, dehydrated food.

Your right about the couple ounces you save on a pair of talleys doesn't make much difference but when you combine it with at least 5 ounces you save on a scope, 16 ounces you save on a stock, 2 ounces you save on an aluminum bolt shroud and titanium firing pin, 24 ounces on a light weight barrel, few more ounces on a light weigh sling it really adds up.

Combine this with all your other light weight gear and improvements any you've just made a 75 lb pack a 45-50 lb pack. In the mountains this makes a HUGE difference

I've packed my Remington Sendero SF goat hunting and it wan't enjoyable, and its not even that heavy compared to some. It was completely unsafe to manhandle that rifle up over cliffs in order to get above the goat, we did it but I can honestly tell you that I almost slipped and fell to my death.
 
I used a Savage Model 10FP for coyotes last year and while it's a beautiful gun to shoot, it sucked to carry around. This year I have a T3 Lite stainless to take it's place and I think I'm going to enjoy it more.
 
Brambles said:
Light weight sleeping bags, tents, titanium pots, lightweight stoves, dehydrated food.

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I had some Ti kit for a while. couldn't get over the metalic taste that came with the cookware. drove me nuts, ended up with some MSR Alpine pots and thier 3pc utensil kit. a bit heavier, but makes eating far more pleasent.

spent a total of 15hrs on foot, hiking this weekend with my 7.25lbs (all up) rifle. I'm falling in love all over again. can;t wait to make it 6.5 ;)


if Chetwynd has such a mule deer problem how come all we found was whitetails?

Scott_R. was 60yrds from a MONSTER whitetail buck..... so I told it to "piss off" ;)
 
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