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Foot in mouth here, I missed the sarcasm button.
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You know, if the guy was a campfire member he'd have no problem shooting a light weight 300WM. 
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Seems like you could get a Ruger American in 06 or 270 with Talley lightweight mounts and a VX2 3-9 and stay under 7.5 lbs and $750 too. Not nearly as cool as some of the rifles suggested but pretty effective. All the scrapes and scuffs acquired hunting wouldn't be nearly as painful to see either.
I carry my hunting rifles in a scabbard on the Eberlestock x2 pack going in in the dark and if I'm carrying meat out and I don't notice much weight difference honestly. When stalking slowly I can't tell much difference either but covering ground with it on a sling in the mountains lighter is certainly better.
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Ahhh...I guess I put my foot in my mouth then. I retract my previous foibles and will chalk them up to the me getting cranky as I age. My apologies.
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My Bad
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are you really that desperate for affirmation?
Guns don't kill people, drivers with cell phones kill people.
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are you really that desperate for affirmation? ![[Linked Image]](https://whinybaby.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/stuart-smalley.jpg)
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plus one on everything 30338 said!!!!
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I chose a Wby. ULW 25-06.
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You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend."
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The quote I meant to click on
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My light rifle is just shy of 7 1/2 ready to go. Seems light enough.
6 1/2 probably wouldn't hurt my feelings though.
For a do all, meat gun, under a grand, It'd be tough to top a Faux Ti in 243, 7-08, 308. I dig the Tikka SL, but that stock kills it for me.
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lvmiker wrote: I also tried one of those hook thingys that go on the pack strap to hold your sling in place and I like it a lot better than my kifaru Gunbearer. That would be one of these: Slingsaver I was thinking this gadget was a good idea. Your recommendation just tipped me into the buying column. Thanks
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I've used a Slingsaver for the past couple of years now and they work really well. I especially like them when elk hunting in CO. It is great to be virtually hands free. I have one on each of my packs. It replaced a Gunbearer.
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Savage Lightweight Hunter .308/7mm08. 5.5 lbs.
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Anybody know the weight of a new 700 Mountain Rifle barreled action (no stock/long action 280)?
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I would not be driven to ultra light weight rifles at the expense of a steady solid hold. This is where I'm at. I've fugged up shots at 180"-200" mule deer that without any doubt would of dropped at the shot had I not sold an all up 8lb rifle for a lighter "mountain" rifle. I shoot ultralight's awesome off the bench. Not worth a chitt offhand. I wish I had my Model 70 Extreme Weather back. Didn't matter what it was, where it was, how winded I was, everything I pulled the trigger on died right then, right there.
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