Thread: How heavy should a hunting rifle be?

Originally Posted by 16Tontovarish

nah, it's always good to go over. same as pack weight.

for myself, i used to carry a bergara b14hmr which, by the time i had a scope, bipod and sling, was damn near 7kg all up. I loved that damn rifle, between it's sheer mass and a muzzle brake it kicked like a .22, you could use it to hold a tarp down in the wind, and it was so solid that it was basically unbreakable.

nowdays I carry an extreme hunter, which clocks in at about 4kg carry weight. less pleasant to shoot prone or seated but way nicer to carry up hills or shoot offhand.

I've got an HMR they are great rifles, but whoever came up with the "H" is either an optimist or a masochist

To the OP I say go for it. 30.06 is a great round and heavy rifles are character building