So, I've got a Remington 700 in .223AI, Krieger heavy 24" barrel, custom Holland setup, McMillan Lazzaroni thumbhole stock, and shoots light out with 40-60 grain pills.
And I mean those pills are smoking on the way to the target/fur.
I set this up for handing out frequent flyer miles to rockchucks here in Idaho which I have done hundreds of times.
These days being what they are, I want to use this rifle for fur busting coyotes and I now shoot suppressed on everything I own.
Bolt guns are alot cleaner than gassers when shooting a can as you all know.
With scope, this pig weighs 11 lbs.
I know the modern field rifle thinking is light is right?
$$ money wise I have a lot invested, and don't want it to be a closet queen.
I am an old man and ride my side by side to within a few hundred yards of the killing fields so weight isn't terrible but, noticeable.
How heavy is too heavy for a field rifle?
Do you think a 11 lb. rifle is too heavy to tote around?
And I mean those pills are smoking on the way to the target/fur.
I set this up for handing out frequent flyer miles to rockchucks here in Idaho which I have done hundreds of times.
These days being what they are, I want to use this rifle for fur busting coyotes and I now shoot suppressed on everything I own.
Bolt guns are alot cleaner than gassers when shooting a can as you all know.
With scope, this pig weighs 11 lbs.
I know the modern field rifle thinking is light is right?
$$ money wise I have a lot invested, and don't want it to be a closet queen.
I am an old man and ride my side by side to within a few hundred yards of the killing fields so weight isn't terrible but, noticeable.
How heavy is too heavy for a field rifle?
Do you think a 11 lb. rifle is too heavy to tote around?