Originally Posted by RinB

I have used at least 6 rifles that were under 6.5# w/o shells or sling. It isn’t difficult to learn to shoot them well if you practice with nothing lighter AND accept that as weight decreases the need for a really great trigger increases.

Agree with better triggers on lighter rifles

I have a really handy packing rifle I use for hogs. It’s a Rem 7 with light, fast twist Brux in 22-204, shooting 75 SSII’s. The Jewell trigger, set light helps it perform. This bullet, pushed nearly 3K fps over Varget, is a real hog killer.

DF