I've come to the conclusion that I need a rifle in the 8-9# range in order to shoot well. I packed my Tikka all over this spring and was fine packing its weight 7#with scope. Spent a week in the back county doing 3-14 miles a day. But then I missed two bears with it. 460 & 350 yards. I spent all winter and spring shooting this thing out to 550. For the last trip, once we got home I used my 9# 7mag to get my bear. I figure I'll put up with the weight in order to hit what I'm shooting at. I'm now in the market for a 7# + scope .270.
