07-31-2023, 01:09 AM
trubulator Wrote:I guess I am not sure what the fuss is about. Yeah, I like light, handy rifles in a lot of use cases. Tromping umpteen miles at altitude make me appreciate an 8 pound rifle. That said, a couple of pounds really shouldn't be that big a deal. If it is, go through your pack and dump some superfluous crap you don't need to be carrying and stop worrying about the rifle. If it shoots well and does what you want it to, where is the problem? I guess to my way of thinking, even my heavy barrel 20" Grendel AR that weighs 11 pounds before I slap a mag in is way handier than the 32" barreled Zoli Zouave that I use in muzzleloader season.
Just caught me off guard to see a simple AR15 sized gun (before accessories) weighing as much as an AR10 sized gun (before accessories) ... or in the case of the Ruger, a couple pounds more...