How Heavy Is Your Hunting Rifle?

[Zeke-BE]

270 tikka with scope and bipod 8ish. I do not have a problem with it out to 600 yards. Farther I really need to be steady with the light gun

300 win mag Remington Long Range heavy barrel 26" with everything on it 12#. I haven't taken it out hunting yet. Short half day hike only

Weathyby 6.5 creedmoor 9# 24" barrel

[PRDATR]

I have a first year stainless 700 ADL. Probably weighs more than a blue version. It sports a Zeiss scope and might be about 9 pounds.

Wish it was closer to 7.

[trphyhntr]

10.3 with a bipod

[muledeerarea33?]

3 tons, used to be 2.5 tons til I added the bumper. Got tired of tearing up fenders when I hit them.

[yotebuster]

That's with a 20 ounce scope too.

 

ReLly, really easy. More important than light, they are well balanced.

 

For starters, drop the bipod.

My $0.02 is it should be illegal to hunt without a bipod. I've seen more wounded animals and missed shots to a poor rest then anything else.

[Red Rabbit]

Always too heavy when going uphill ;-) My 6.5 WSM Super Grade with 3-15x42 SS weighs 10 lb 5 oz without ammo or sling.

[Viper]

Rem 700 XCR .270 with scope is 8.5 lbs.

[Big or Bust]

 

That's with a 20 ounce scope too.

ReLly, really easy. More important than light, they are well balanced.

For starters, drop the bipod.

My $0.02 is it should be illegal to hunt without a bipod. I've seen more wounded animals and missed shots to a poor rest then anything else.

Thanks for the early morning laugh!

 

I think magnums should be illegal too based on that hilarious line of thinking...

[Tac]

Did a quick average it comes out to 10.1 lbs

[cactusjack]

I just put together my Kimber Adirondack 6.5creedmoor. It is scary light. with suppressor, tripod, sling and scope it weighs in just shy of 7lbs. Crazy light.

But I normally shoot my Tika T3 Lite 300wsm and suppressed it weighs in at 10lbs 13oz.

I have a few heavier and a few lighter, but these are now my main 2.

[Edge]

The Win 88 with scope and sling is 9.5# but the old Rem Gamemaster, scope and 10 round magazine is 12#. No wonder I'm exhausted.

[WampusCat]

Most are north of 10. Heavy enough to think about cutting weight but light enough to suck it up and head up the next hill.

[bgshooter]

Never weighed my rifles but I'm bored at work and decided to look up weights online to estimate.

 

.243

Rifle (Savage Axis Youth) - 99.2 oz

Scope (Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14x40 BDC) - 17.6

Base+Rings - 5.3 (estimated)

Butler Creek Covers - 1 (estimated)

Total = 123.1 oz or 7.69 lbs

 

.308

Rifle (Savage Axis) - 104 oz

Scope (Simmons 3-9x40 ) - 10.8

Base+Rings - 5.3 (estimated)

Total = 120.1 oz or 7.51 lbs