But opinions vary, and that is OK. The only reason for throwing in the backpacking thing is I often hear people say for mountain hunting, naturally, you just gotta have the lightest possible rifle. I
That is a big mistakea lot of people make. Light guns tend to jump around just a little bit morewhen your heart is pumping after running to get into position or climbing a very steep mountain. If your not used to it you can miss or worse wound a nice animal. The weight of a little heavier gun may steady the rifle and make the difference on a shot.