Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Canada How important is rifle weight to you?

There are many parts to this, so it's not a simple question.

Is weight more important than accuracy, or over all length? This might be hard to quantify. Long range hunters obviously care more about using an accurate rifle, given the distance to their quarry. Bush hunters may prefer short, handy rifles.

A lot of it is about where you hunt. Do you hunt from a stand, or walk around? Is the land you hunt flat, hilly or mountainous? Are you in good shape, or younger?

How much recoil does your cartridge generate? How you react to it? Do you like a short barreled rifle, or a longer one? Do you even care about barrel length?

Do you use many different rifles, or just a couple? For example, some folks use a 30-06 for everything.

I know there will be different answers because we have people from all over. Geography, game hunted and personal preferences are different.

In the end, it is all personal preference. There is no right or wrong answer. Just what makes you happy.