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Anonymous
Ever note how we tend to think of rifles as light weight when they end up weighing 8-9 lbs fully dressed with a scope. A ruger #1A will probably weigh over 9 lbs dressed and it's the light weight of the series. Heck my 77RSI probably goes close to 8 with a 4x leupold compact hanging on it.
While either of these would be considered as suitable for a mountain rifle ask a shotgunner about carrying a 8 LB shotgun in the field and they will scream like a school girl.
I am also surprised at the current trend of hunter/sportsmen to buy a "light weight" rifle and then hang a log of a scope like a 4x16 on it bringing the weight back up to the 8-9 lb range.
While either of these would be considered as suitable for a mountain rifle ask a shotgunner about carrying a 8 LB shotgun in the field and they will scream like a school girl.
I am also surprised at the current trend of hunter/sportsmen to buy a "light weight" rifle and then hang a log of a scope like a 4x16 on it bringing the weight back up to the 8-9 lb range.