My BIL is large enough that 12# of rifle is like carrying a sack lunch...:)
Individual differences are why we often disagree. We are individuals and what is heavy to one may be light to another. BUT often people make a judgment based on what they are using w/o the benefit of having tried anything else. How does that statement go? You do same thing 1000 times and all you have the same 1 experience 1000 times.
I have backpack hunted with a 9.5 lb rifle, a 7.75 lb rifle, & a 7 lb rifle. I built a 6.75 lb rifle. I ain’t going back to 9.5 lbs for backpacking although I do shoot better ‘groups’ with a heavier rifle. Pick the correct tool for the task at hand.
