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Bacon buster said:
Weight is subjective. It has pros and cons. My rifle is around 13 pounds and I have carried across close to 800 acres in a single hunt. It gets a little heavy and I switch shoulders or arms but not anything I can’t handle all day. Im also pretty healthy at 6’4 275. I have friends who don’t like carrying their 7 or 8 pound rifles all day. I don’t think about it much. It’s just my tool that I like that I use and I have never shot another 300 win mag that’s as easy on you as mine
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Right, generally whatever the weight of the rifle is, you get conditioned to it, and it weighs feels about the same to you, as a seven pound rifle weighs to someone else. 13 pounds! Now that's getting up there. 8.5# is what I'm used to, and feels light to me. Most of the rifles I hunt with are right in that weight zone.
 
James Collins said:
Yeah this is for hunting deer so I don’t know if this is worth it
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Seems a bit high, especially for the weight. Case in point, a few years ago, in February,(end of the deer season) I got a Ruger M77MKII, in 30.06. with a respectable scope, for 400$, from a pawn shop. A year earlier, I got a 30.06 X-Bolt/ Leupold scope combo, for around 1600$, OTD.
Both for deer hunting.

And they both shoot about the same. (~~MOA~~)
 
So I weighed my rifle fully rigged out the way I use it for evening hunting for hogs

Light, 5 rounds AI mag, atlas bipod, sling, nx8
15.7 pounds

Empty mag with out light came in at 14.10

Haven’t weighed it since I bought it and it was done on a different scale with a different scope no bipod or sling or ammo so my guess was close but reality is that it’s heavier than I thought. None the less I pack it around just fine. Shoot it off hand no problems at reasonable ranges and most definitely get the job done
 
Bacon buster said:
So I weighed my rifle fully rigged out the way I use it for evening hunting for hogs

Light, 5 rounds AI mag, atlas bipod, sling, nx8
15.7 pounds

Empty mag with out light came in at 14.10

Haven’t weighed it since I bought it and it was done on a different scale with a different scope no bipod or sling or ammo so my guess was close but reality is that it’s heavier than I thought. None the less I pack it around just fine. Shoot it off hand no problems at reasonable ranges and most definitely get the job done
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Dang! If I was going to pack something that heavy, it would be a .50-110 Sharps.
 
I shoot long heavy(ish) guns better, at the end of the day when I'm tired and sore I want all the help I can get lol.
I do enjoy carrying lighter rifles tho, and most of mine are what id call average.
My lightest is my ar at just under 6lbs, my bolt guns run 7 1/4 to about 10 1/2.
 
I’ve exclusively used precision rifles for the last 10 years or so and to be honest it’s no different to me than a light weight rifle for most. However once in a while I get out my ar or a lever and feel like Superman. Realizing I’m carrying double the weight kinda makes me think my next build might be something in the 8 pound range however vague of a memory it is I do remember a few rifles I shot that wanted to be shouldered pointed spot on and kept me agile.
 
Yep, once in a while when not hunting, and I'm hiking or exploring, I'll take my half magazine Model 94 "Trapper", which I think comes in just a hair under seven pounds. It's a nice treat for sure. But really, don't find any real advantage to packing anything much under eight pounds, so I'm just as likely to grab a 20" full mag 94, or my Trapdoor carbine, or whatever. I think ten pounds would be the end of my comfort zone.
 
Ugly Sauce said:
View attachment 980023 Yes, how the rifle feels and balances, is more important than the weight. A muzzle heavy rifle can feel like two tons of bricks. My 1861, at ten pounds, carries well as it is well balanced.
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This brought back a experience I had with a relatives rifle. He was into match shooting using AR style rifles. I picked one up expecting it to be light, it was heavy. He said to shoulder it and hold it on target. I was amazed how steady I could keep it. Then he popped a piece of lead (7lbs?) out of the stock. Don’t know if I’d want to carry it all day but I found out balance is key.
 
I have deer hunted with a $5,000 12# Shiloh Sharps, a $200 6# M94 30-30 and everything in between - what does cost or weight have to do with the fun of the hunt - everyone’s choice of cost, weight, caliber, ammo brand, clothing, breakfast, etc is just Jim Dandy - it is all good when out in the woods with the rifle you want to take.
 
Steve S. said:
I have deer hunted with a $5,000 12# Shiloh Sharps, a $200 6# M94 30-30 and everything in between - what does cost or weight have to do with the fun of the hunt - everyone’s choice of cost, weight, caliber, ammo brand, clothing, breakfast, etc is just Jim Dandy - it is all good when out in the woods with the rifle you want to take.
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Apreciate the post-
 
marksman13 said:
Sako makes great great rifles. That said, I would probably find a used A7 if I was going to buy a Sako for most of the hunting I do. If you aren’t tied to the Sako brand anything from Tikka, Remington, Ruger or Savage would serve your needs for less money. Personally, I started buying Ruger No. 1s last year and haven’t deer hunted with anything else since.
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I would like to add the M18 Mauser to the list. It is a lot of gun for the price. Spend the rest on a good piece of glass.
 
It is amazing how almost every gun review depicts the particular arm as the perfect hunting rifle. Dont get sold on an article. What type of terrain/ranges? A gun that can "shoot minute of angle at 500 yards" dont mean squat in the deer woods where practical ranges are closer to fifty. How much is it being carried? shot mainly from platform stands or still hunting? Tiny southern state deer or beefy northern deer, or potentially larger game such as moose, etc.? Just as much nowadays....is the ammo available? I wouldnt touch any rifle in any caliber if the seller didnt have ammo for my to get it sighted in AND a season or two to have.
 
Captcurt said:
I would like to add the M18 Mauser to the list. It is a lot of gun for the price. Spend the rest on a good piece of glass.
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I recently picked up an M18 in .308. Easy to find online for under 450.oo. Best trigger I ever had...and most of my hunting rifles wear Timneys. Great rifle. I was able to pick up a Leupold 2x7 and leupold mounts for it, and the whole package is still less than the MSR. .it is partially replacing my M98 Mauser, which has alot of life left in it, but in all fairness is slightly dated...it is 88 years old this year.
 
Daveboone said:
I recently picked up an M18 in .308. Easy to find online for under 450.oo. Best trigger I ever had...and most of my hunting rifles wear Timneys. Great rifle. I was able to pick up a Leupold 2x7 and leupold mounts for it, and the whole package is still less than the MSR. .it is partially replacing my M98 Mauser, which has alot of life left in it, but in all fairness is slightly dated...it is 88 years old this year.
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Wow that’s legit
 
My whole life deer hunting has consisted of walking from the house or vehicle to the deer stand. I’d guess the furthest I’ve ever walked to and from is one mile total. As such rifle weight for me is pretty immaterial. If I was a still hunter it would be different.
 
I have a Tikka 30-06 with a Leopold scope that is smooth and accurate, if the Tikka is a cheap Sako, I would like to feel and shoot one to see the difference, I feel the Tikka is smoother than the Howa 1500s and Remingtons I own and shoots as good or better. I was able to find mine used a couple of years ago for 350$ with scope, leather sling,ammo and case,, Good luck in your search
 
rdnktrkr said:
I have a Tikka 30-06 with a Leopold scope that is smooth and accurate, if the Tikka is a cheap Sako, I would like to feel and shoot one to see the difference, I feel the Tikka is smoother than the Howa 1500s and Remingtons I own and shoots as good or better. I was able to find mine used a couple of years ago for 350$ with scope, leather sling,ammo and case,, Good luck in your search
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Thanks man this is helpful. Everyone had so many good guns to suggest
 
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