How much does your deer rifle actually weigh?

[Legionnaire]

 

[Hannah42]

I just bought a remington model 7 7mm08 20"barrel put a DNZ scope mount with a Leopold 3-9×40 weighs right at 6.5 lbs loaded. I hunt off the beaten path so I wanted something light. It my favorite rifle. Every time I go hunting i can't keep it in the safe. Love it.

 

[Legionnaire]

I just bought a remington model 7 7mm08 20"barrel put a DNZ scope mount with a Leopold 3-9×40 ...

Nice. My go-to hunting rifle for many years was a Model 7 in .308. I replaced it last year with a 7mm-08. My Leupold (also in a DNZ mount) is a 2.5-8x36. You have good taste!

 

[Random 8]

My primary hunting rifle, a Mauser K98 rebarrel .280 Rem old style Shilen 22" "medium" contour, Richards thumbhole claro walnut stock, Burris FF2 3x9, Leupold steel mounts, minimalist M1907 sling and uncle mikes swivels, 5 rounds of ammo tipped the scales at 10.3lbs. I'm totally fine with this. This rifle is mostly for stationary hunting, and I'm a pretty big guy. A lighter rifle feels "whippy" to me, and much of my shooting on whitetails in broken woods tends to be from poorly supported positions, I deliberately chose a heavy, well balanced rifle to suit my needs. The weight, balance, and thumbhole grip combine for a very stable shooting platform under such conditions. Feels just like touching off slow fire standing in a CMP match with the M1 when I draw down on a deer.

When I do go brush stomping, I reach for a mosin carbine. It is still relatively heavy, but significantly shorter. It's disassembled right now in need of a scope base repair, so I can't scale it. My other brush gun is a Ruger Blackhawk, so no weight concerns there..

 

[Peakbagger46]

My Sako 30-06 is 7.7# unloaded with a Leupold 3-9X40 in Tally lightweight rings. I put a lot of mountain miles in with it and find it comfortable to carry but heavy enough to settle down in field positions.

 

[marksman13]

Carried my No. 1 in 257 Weatherby Magnum this morning. Put a couple miles in with that ten pound beast and decided she’s a shooting house type of rifle. Lol

 

[Chuck R.]

My deer "battery" OTD (out the door) weights on highly calibrated kitchen scale:

REM M7 .260Rem with HS Precision stock and Leupold .2.5-8x36 in Talley LW mounts: 7lbs 5.8 oz

Nosler M48 .270, Leupold VX6 HD 2.2-12X42: 8lbs 5oz

Rem 700 .300WM, Leupold VX3 4.5-14x42, B&C Alaskan TI stock: 8lbs 5.8oz

Rem M7 .350Rem Mag, Manlicher stock, Swarovski PF Hunter 1.25-4x28: 7lbs, 15.8oz

 

[EIB0879]

My Mossberg 4x4 30-06 with Meopro 3.5-10x 44mm, DNZ mount, loaded came in at 8.2 lbs on the bathroom scale.

 

[stillquietvoice]

I don't know what my deer rifles weigh. I can guess that they weigh in at about 8.5 #.

Rem 700 sps 7mm08 24" barrel with Nikon bushmaster 2 4-12 x40, Caldwell 9-13 bipod and leather gi style sling.

M11 savage 223 22" sad profile barrel, 3.5-10 x50 Leupold vx3l, Harris 6-9 swivel bipod and leather gi style sling.

 

[marksman13]

I don't know what my deer rifles weigh. I can guess that they weigh in at about 8.5 #.

Rem 700 sps 7mm08 24" barrel with Nikon bushmaster 2 4-12 x40, Caldwell 9-13 bipod and leather gi style sling.

M11 savage 223 22" sad profile barrel, 3.5-10 x50 Leupold vx3l, Harris 6-9 swivel bipod and leather gi style sling.

I was way off on my guesses.

 

[LoonWulf]

my current selection that have actually taken deer ....

Abolt .375 Ruger, leupy 3.5-10x40. 8lbs 2oz

Cristensen Ridgeline .280AI, conquest hd5 3-15x42. 8lb 8oz

Those are my lightest, besides my 527, 6.5G which weights about 7lbs.
The rest range from 8-10lbs.

 

[v8stang289]

7lbs 11.2 oz on our kitchen scale

Remington 700 ADL .270win 22"
Wood stock(unsure of make, maybe factory takeoff? Got it on Ebay several years ago)
Leupold VX-2 3-9x40 with butler creek caps
Leupold rifleman bases/rings
Timney trigger
Leather sling

 

[jmorris]

I’ll have to admit I have never weighed any of them, kind of afraid to now. What if I do and realize they are too heavy to carry anymore?

I do know I have rifles that I may walk around with and others that are “stand” rifles that may be lugged around with a wide padded sling.

 

[Ks5shooter]

I honestly don't know.

 

[alsaqr]

My favorite deer rifle is a .50 caliber TC Black Diamond. It weighs exactly eight pounds loaded, with sling:

 

[Garandimal]

M70 EW/SS .270 WCF/ Leupold VX-3i 2.5-8x36mm/ Talley lightweight mounts: ~ 8 lbs.
Field Wt. (loaded, w/ scope covers and sling): ~ 8.5 lbs.

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GR

 

[MCgunner]

Hell, I don't know. My fave is my Remington M7 Stainless with 3x9x40 Weaver in Millet mounts. I know my old 7 mag Savage with 3x9x44 Weatherby Supreme would be a great boat anchor and in my younger days, I crawled all over the Guadalupe Mountains with it. Now days, I just sit in my box blind and open an eye once in a while.

 

[marksman13]

M70 EW/SS .270 WCF/ Leupold VX-3i 2.5-8x36mm/ Talley lightweight mounts: ~ 8 lbs.
Field Wt. (loaded, w/ scope covers and sling): ~ 8.5 lbs.

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GR

Amazing how much difference a scope makes. I have the exact same rifle with a Burris Veracity 3-15x50 w/ 30mm tube and that combo weighs 9.63 lbs with a Claw sling.