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    Quote Originally Posted by Trout View Post
    2 litres of water weighs 2 kgs,carry 1 litre of water.5kg rifle,just carry less in yr pack.Instead a packet of bullets,just carry 5rds.Lighten yr load allround.Some guys carry a lot of unnecessary gear on them.
    1ltr is still 1kg lol but your 100% correct... the weight of rifle will be fine.try lugging full wood 303 for a couple of days,or something with a bull barrel every now and then and anything else becomes more than ok lol.
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