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SCgman · February 14, 2014, 10:38 AM

I'm a tree stand hunter and all my rifles are considered heavy. Some have bull barrels and some don't. All have flat bottom actions which are heavier than round. A fully alum bedded aftermarket stock will add a good bit of weight to a rifle, and I've swapped out factory stocks many times. I do feel the weight in handling the gun to the stand, but all my rifles are excellent shooters (far better than me) at the bench and none have detrimental recoil. I would think this creates less stress on the optics as well.

February 14, 2014, 10:38 AM	#37
SCgman Member Join Date: March 6, 2013 Posts: 67	I'm a tree stand hunter and all my rifles are considered heavy. Some have bull barrels and some don't. All have flat bottom actions which are heavier than round. A fully alum bedded aftermarket stock will add a good bit of weight to a rifle, and I've swapped out factory stocks many times. I do feel the weight in handling the gun to the stand, but all my rifles are excellent shooters (far better than me) at the bench and none have detrimental recoil. I would think this creates less stress on the optics as well.