I'm glad to see y'all are getting your exersize. I lift plenty of heavy stuff at work and run for cardio. I don't intend to carry more than I need to when I'm having fun.
now some are starting to talk balance, take a Model 7 action that was designed for light weight, add a heavy barrel, a light stock and then stick a 2 lb scope on top... To each his own.
My Rem 700 Mountain Guide with a #1 Douglas barrel at 22" in 243ai does just fine out to 700 yards. It used to go further when it wore an M1 dial but the CDS with zero stop limits me, not the 7.5lb hunting weight.
My Montana's weigh less but they still work.
I understand the concept of a heavier gun sitting on a bipod or sticks could be easier to shoot at long range but how many called coyotes are killed over 400 yards?
Good luck.
