What would be the heaviest to carry walking

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Just curious to see what you all think the heaviest a rifle should be for walking around on a hunt. Not just the rifle weight but as a complete kit with scope etc...

My 06 weighs in at 15 lbs and you know it's there when you've got it over your shoulder hiking out a bit. But it doesn't really bother me.
 
I've had two rifles that were stupidly accurate and weighed over 9 lbs and they both have been sold. Now 8.5 lbs scoped and magazine full is my limit for a magnum rifle and far less than that for a standard caliber. I am hunting this year with a 700Ti in 7mm SAUM with the scope and full belly will weigh under 7.5.
 
I vote that around 7lbs loaded, scoped, and ready to hunt is what I like. (well, I'd like less than that, actually, but that gets expensive).
 
pharaoh2 said:
say what you want about losing inches off my belt, you feel a heavy gun!
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Exactly!!!! It ain't the legs that mind the extra pounds, I could go another 20 and the lges would be fine, but dang my shoulder and upper body gets tired when packing a 10lb gun in the mountains all day!!
 
I haven't weighed mine, but usually I carry a Lee-Enfield No.4 with all the original wood plus an old (steel tube) Weaver scope on an alloy mount. I suppose it's over ten pounds. When I eventually finish refurbishing the sporterised No.4 I got to replace it I will probably be only two pounds better off.
 
Okay here it is with a bit of info.
Tikka M658 30-06
I've had it since 91 and three years ago I said it was time for an upgrade. I was getting more interested in long rang precision shooting. You know we have lots of open space up here. Actually that's all we have.:p
So I sent it to Rick at ABT and had him put on a SS barrel 2-3 sizes up and a bit longer, and bedded. So now it's at 26" with the muzzle brake. So now with the upgrade, bipod, IOR scope, strap it ended up being at 15lbs.
I hunt by atv or by Jeep and do have some hiking to do but not all day, so it's not a big deal for me. But I wanted an idea of the norm down south you know in the tree line.

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Moving south though I may get a lighter one if this one is to much for me. Not getting any younger.
 
I have a GAP TIS, 22" heavy fluted bbl, McMillan A5 stock, USO SN-3 3.2x17, Seekins rings and base and no bi-pod. Haven't weighed it but this darn thing has got to weigh about 12-13 pounds easily. No way your carrying it all day, esp. if you like to carry a fairly loaded backpack as well. Also, I don't know how you could realistically shoot offhand because of the weight.

I don't know, guessing 8.5 to 9.5 pounds max. is acceptable for carry?

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Less than 10 lbs for me. My current goto rig is about 9.5 and it seems about right. I have and do continue to hike around all day with mine, it's comfortable - for me.

I think it really depends on what the individual is comfortable with. I read a post somewhere else on this topic and one fellow replied to another poster something like "...those of us who hike in steep terrain use lighter rifles...". Yes, maybe for Mr. steep hill he needs a lighter rifle so that he can cope and maybe the other fellow didn't.
 
Working on my Finnlight to get it to 6.75lbs with scope. My .338WM weighs 8.75 loaded, and that's about as much as I like.

inukshuk, You could lighten that Tikka buy cutting 2" off the end of that noisy barrel.;)

Can't figure out why you need a brake on a 15lb '06....:confused::confused:
 
blargon said:
Working on my Finnlight to get it to 6.75lbs with scope. My .338WM weighs 8.75 loaded, and that's about as much as I like.

inukshuk, You could lighten that Tikka buy cutting 2" off the end of that noisy barrel.;)

Can't figure out why you need a brake on a 15lb '06....:confused::confused:
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I actually like the brake and my 15 yr old shoots it no problem because of low recoil. The main reason for the brake was because of the short eye relief of my scope as well.
But getting a new lighter rifle I would make sure the scope had a generous eye relief. and no brake on the new one. Maybe a 308? who knows.
Does your .338WM have a brake?
 
Nice pics.

Being a hiker, everything is about weight to me.
Ounces here and ounces there.
Trim this, leave that.

I could do it i guess, but I would not attempt any major walking, treking, hunting, with a rifle over 8 lbs, and under 7 would be preferable.
 
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