Mine is close to that, it's in the high 10 #'s. Also the heaviest, and for sure the longest gun, I have. 26" barrel plus the brake. But boy do I trust it!
I did just pick up another .257 Wby Mag a couple weeks ago in the Weatherby Weathermark V, 26" barrel, no brake though. It's a little...
Update:
This past September I used the same rig above to shoot an Antelope at 355 yards. It punched a hole in both lungs. At the shot he flipped right over backwards and literally never took a step. This gun is really starting to grow on me.
Gellar,
I’m glad you were able to visit Da’ UP, Eh! LOL.
My family migrated to the UP starting in the 70’s, and I’ve been going up North ever since. My Grandma, my Mom and my Brother lived in the Bruce Crossing/Pauling area so I’ve been to Bond Falls a few times over the years. We also had...
If you shoot based on your horizontal distance to the animal you will be fine. In other words, not the ranged distance from you to the animal (hypotenuse), use the horizontal distance (like the base of a triangle).
I like to work out, spend time with my two sons (who are adults now), enjoy a good beer, wine or cocktail, and work on/modify/ride my SXS’s. Here’s pic of the two I own:
The boat we lived on for a week was docked in a native village. We asked our big game transporter if he needed any meat. He suggested that we donate what we didn’t want to the village elders because its difficult for them to hunt/fish like when they were younger. That’s what we ended up doing...
You are correct. They are the "same species", but they are know and referred to by two different names. My apologies for mis-leading anyone.
I used a 270 bullet...grain that is. LOL.