You can get a 7RM T3 SS Superlite for just over 6 bills right now.
Weighs 6.4 lbs. Naked. Add a light scope & rings.
What does your pump gun weigh?
My old azz was dragging at 8,500 feet w a 10.5 lb. rig. This year I'll be carrying a Montana 84M.
You need to be walking five miles a day right now.