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I believe I read in Mr Cooper's writings that his real test of whether or not a rifle is of the proper weight for a shooter isn't based upon how much the rifle weighs, but rather to take a test. The test was to hold your hands straight out in front of you at arm's extension, have the rifle, fully outfitted they way you intend to carry it, placed on the backs of your hands. If you could hold it there for a minimum of 60 seconds, the rifle wasn't too heavy.
I believe Mr Cooper's Scout Rifle ideas were HIS idea of what such a rifle should be, I.E. what HE would want in such a rifle. I don't think he was setting hard and fast rules of what a "scout" rifle is. I think he'd say that of you can poerform the scout mission to acceptable standards with your given rifle, then it's just fine.
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