ready to hunt rifle weight.

[prairie lover]

My light barrel rifles from 223 to 300 win mag all wear 3-9 scopes to keep weight under control. It's enough scope for a long ways for me. My lightest is a nothing special Browning xbolt stainless stalker 7mmwsm. Talley lightweight rings, and a burris 3-9x40 scope. Weighs 7.36 pounds unloaded. Heavy enough to be easy to shoot well, and handles faster and better than anything else I have thats just a bit heavier. Really gotta pay attention to scope and mount weights for what you want to do.

 

[DGY]

If she has the interest to have her very own rifle and she doesn’t mind the spending, let her choose what she wants, what she thinks is important to her… weight alone isn’t the answer, but proper fit along with weight is!
My wife shoot and hunts with me but she’s happy with what ever I put in her hands…

 

[marty06]

Sako AV 30-06 23 inch barrel laminate stock full mag, 3x9 bushnell elite, 9 pounds 11 ounces
Remington 700 BDL 30-06 22 inch barrel, full mag, 2.5x8 leupold 8 pounds 8 ounces.
Tikka T3 25-06 22 inch barrel, full mag 3x9 leupold VX2 7 pounds 8 ounces.

 

[regulate34]

It would be better to buy/build what She wants.
I can see from the ops post there are but a couple of weight saving options.
Get a different Leupold Scope and ditch the Aluma caps for starters.
But, hey at least he has his S/O out there with him in the woods.
Rob

this one was a joint effort. tried a few before and sold them.

 

[possum]

She thinks it’s heavy. i think it’s average and she needs tuffin-up lol.

That way of thinking could lead to you hunting alone in the future. Just sayin

 

[Joel]

Win 70 Classic Sporter and Classic Stainless with 3-9x40 Accupoint in Weaver 4 hole skeletonized rings are 8.6 lbs to 9 lbs

Tikka T3x Lite with same is about 7.6 lbs.

I find the Tikkas hard to hold steady off hand. Prefer a bit more weight out front even for a rifle of similar weight. And don't much like em in larger calibers. But they carry and point nicely

 

[PSE]

Mine weighs about 8.5 pounds or so and I think that's plenty heavy enough. Around 7.5 to 8 lbs would be the sweet spot depending on caliber and hunting activity (hiking in tough terrain etc). If it's a magnum then a little heavier is probably better. Once you start getting over 9 lbs then it's time to see if you can shed some weight on the rifle (lighter scope, stock etc).

 

[bunny]

Spend a few grand and build her a super light rifle, she will be happy, then after a while she will complain it recoils too much.

 

[regulate34]

That way of thinking could lead to you hunting alone in the future. Just sayin

not even close. we push and challenge eachother. call eachother on the bull####.

stronger together

 

[regulate34]

Spend a few grand and build her a super light rifle, she will be happy, then after a while she will complain it recoils too much.

exactly. she has shot her dads kimber mountian ascent 308. didn’t like the kick and said it’s hard to hold steady.

 

[45ACPKING]

just weighed the rifle we took out this morning.... my usual, a walnut stocked ruger m77 mkii 7mm rem mag with a nikon monarch 3, 4-12x42 , 23 5/16" barrel.
empty she weighs 9lbs 3 ounces including the leather ruger sling
my wife had no issues this morning when she filled her mulie tag