well after handling the rifle for a week or too...." picking it up..holding it...bringing it up to my shoulder a& aiming".....Man this rifle is Beyond HEAVY
I'm sure it weighs more than my old 308 FN semi auto. Its almost ridiculous. For a 223 rifle ..this is built like a TANK !
This weight is overkill for a 223.
I cant imagine trotting through the bushes with this......Its like carrying a "jack- All"
If this was a 308 or larger,...I could understand.
I'm sure its never gonna break LOL
Its just to much for me." I'm a little guy".
Guess I'm going T97
I'm sure it would be an excellent "bench" shooting rifle,..or if you had a bi pod on and your waiting for Yotes.
but I'm not that guy. I like to walk a lot.....miles through bush ect.
I really dont want to do that with this rifle.
Its heavier than my sks with the Mag rail and scope.
The Mcr is very front heavy...and I understand if you want a NR rifle that 18 inches of steel has to be hanging off the end.
the T97 doesnt have this issue. Do I prefer the t97 over the mcr.?....not really ..but what else am I gonna do.
The base MCR is 7.4 pounds...My stock Valmet is 9 and my custom inprogress build is already at 12.
Hell my old AR was a 12.5" quad rail and the rifle came in at around 7.2 pounds.