Thread: How heavy should a hunting rifle be?

@Brad S

Lighter rifles, to me, are like European binoculars; once you used them it’s hard to go back to lower grade gear.
Like Ryan alluded to in his great use of sarcasm, above, my personal bench mark is a factory Tikka T3. I prefer something even lighter, so most of my rifles have carbon fibre stocks.
I guess it comes down to how young and strong you are, all of us have most probably carried old wooden stocked heavy rifles around the hills, I just prefer light ones now.
For reference, I’m in my 50’s and have finishing paying for everything my kids do. So I’m happy to spend a bit more on a hunting rifle, I also hunt at least once a week so find it easy to justify the extra cost 😀