Mine is a 'full up' Sendero and probably goes around 11.5 lb ready to hunt with, certainly not light but I am used to carrying it and its very comfortable to shoot. If I were to go light/ultra light I'd be looking at 7 lbs without a scope , mounts, rings, strap, ammo etc. I just wouldn't go out and shoot off a couple of boxes of ammo like I can do with my Sendero.

As a general rule elk hunting involves at least some mountains...not always.