Originally Posted by Mule Deer
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Chet brought a very accurate digital scale, and it turned out the rifle weighs a hair over 7 pounds, 15 ounces.


Interesting thread, John. Thanks for posting it.

So it looks like with a Whelen sling, steel swivels, and five cartridges, the rifle probably weighs close to 8.5 pounds. Does that sound about right?

"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown