How heavy

[Yotekiller]

14lbs

 

[ssssnake529]

Depends on your definition of "long distance."

Out to about 500 yards, I can shoot a pretty light rifle Had a Kimber Mountain Ascent with a lightweight scope. Combo was under 7 pounds. Fine to about 500 yards.

Out to about 900, I want a heavier gun. Both of my long range hunting rifles are between 9 and 10 pounds with scope and rings.

Beyond 900, I use a really heavy rifle (15 pounds with scope and suppressor.) Never hunted at 900+, but if I were to do so, I'd want a really heavy gun.

 

[AKironhead]

My current long range "mountain" rifle setup comes in around 9.7lbs. Bare naked rifle with mag 7.25lbs, scope 17.5oz, supressor 9.7oz, bipod 13oz. It's pretty easy to build a sub 7lb complete package but not that easy to shoot it. Ultralight anything is almost always a compromise in one aspect or another. Sometimes it's worth the trade off but in many areas ultralight becomes counter productive. After lugging around a competition rig at nearly 17lbs, my 9.7lb rifle feels like a toy.