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hooligan1 · February 13, 2014, 07:10 AM

My deer rifle cant weigh 7.5 lbs, its not too heavy to carry up and down these Missouri hills. I dont usually shoot more than once or twice where I hunt.
The model 70 I picked up hasn't been weighed yet, but it feels nice but that rifle will be for hunting out west for bigger deer spieces and elk.
I was on my National Guard units Match Rifle team where we shot the rem 40x .22 rimfire, man that was a heavy rifle. I couldnt by no means want to pack a rifle around anywhere that weighed over 7 lbs, and physically I'm not in too bad shape but huffin and puffin isnt my idea of a fun hunt.....plus my rifle shoots as well as any heavy rifles .

February 13, 2014, 07:10 AM	#15
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	My deer rifle cant weigh 7.5 lbs, its not too heavy to carry up and down these Missouri hills. I dont usually shoot more than once or twice where I hunt. The model 70 I picked up hasn't been weighed yet, but it feels nice but that rifle will be for hunting out west for bigger deer spieces and elk. I was on my National Guard units Match Rifle team where we shot the rem 40x .22 rimfire, man that was a heavy rifle. I couldnt by no means want to pack a rifle around anywhere that weighed over 7 lbs, and physically I'm not in too bad shape but huffin and puffin isnt my idea of a fun hunt.....plus my rifle shoots as well as any heavy rifles . __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.