.[/quote] Can't argue with that. In PA the farthest I had to pack out a puny 150lb deer was about two miles. Here in Georgia maybe a thousand yards to a road, but the swamp can kick one's ass. Still, we are getting away from the topic at hand, aren't we?
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When did a Campfire thread 10 pages long ever stick exactly to the script? :-)

I would say that a question about whether classic rifles are doomed is indeed related to the advent of synthetic stocked rifles--and a major reason for their advent was lighter weight.


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