My 20" H-bar .223 weighs in at 9 pounds with scope. I don't especially like carrying it all day in the woods, but it's not a deal breaker. While I have plenty of more enjoyable rifles to carry, I like taking this one out occasionally. Why? For the helluvit, because I like going against public/gov't opinion, because I can, and I kinda like the spiteful little beast. Will it replace my classic favorites? Not on your life- it merely adds another dimension to the hobby.

I've been tempted to get a three-point harness that'll allow carrying it across my chest. I haven't because I don't want to look like a 64 year old tactical wannabe out in the woods. Silly, I know, but we all have our quirks.

"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz
"Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty