Duckbutter, you make good points. I should probably qualify my previous post by saying that here in Mississippi there's not much gun totin' going on. There are no mountains to climb and there's no spot and stalk hunting that I know of. Practically all hunting (I'm talking about deer hunting) is done from stands or blinds and that'show I hunt. So, a heavy gun (within reason) is not a hinderance to me and is what I prefer.

If I were in a different situation and did a lot of walking with a rifle, I'm sure I'd want something lighter. But that still doesn't change my belief that a heavier gun is easier to shoot accurately.