How heavy is too heavy for you?

[Slick8]

Anyone ever notice that somehow a 7lb rifle is a wand while a 5lbs bow is a boat anchor?

At any rate, mission drives the gear. I walk about 4-500 yards to my blind on private land, and sit for the rest of the day. So I have no problem toting my AR in 450 Bushmaster that, while I don't know off the top of my head, has to be in the 13-14lbs range or so. Nothing I would carry out west, but works fine in the Michigan woods

The other thing I'll mention is that on a "real" hunting trip aka camping so everything is on your back, there is more than one way to skin a cat. You can have a 9 lbs gun vs a 6lbs one if say your bag and tent are ultralight, since it's really the total load out that matters, not any individual piece


YMMV

Agreed, most of my hunting in Texas involves a 4-800 yard walk to the stand. Some people insist on dropping you off at the stand.

I have no issues carring my 8 pound 7 saum or 16 pound 6 Dasher. No sling just balanced on top of my shoulder safari style.

Im fortunate to make one or two trips a year to NM where I may walk 2 miles in a day or 8 depending on what Im doing. Then the rifle is loaded in my pack for long walks and slung for short ones.

 

[Slick8]

The gram must be eves dropping on my post not just conversations.

This popped up after posting the above, looks pretty cool and will have the weight carried on the hips.

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[camping1601]

Where the rifle balances is far more critical than the overall weight. If two 8# rifles are the same with the exception one balances at the front of the bottle metal and the other at the rear action screw.....there's a huge difference in how they'll handle, both shouldering and recoil.

I always ask, what's the budget, what do you want it to weigh using what parts and where do you want it to balance......many times the recipe ends up with a silly barrel length or contour to meet those goals.

I fluted the barrel on my Tikka and it carried noticeably better in hand.