Assume a varmint rifle which will always be shot from a bench.

Not a walking varmint rifle.

Assume live prairie dogs as the target. No predators. No paper competition with rules.

Assume a 222 Remington with a rifle barrel.

How heavy should one make such a prairie dog rifle ?

In Steve Hanson's A Varmint Hunter's Odyssey there are pictures of varmint rifles in the fifty to eighty pound range.

Advantages listed include low recoil and the steadiness to see the shot placement and not needing a spotter to assist.

Assume a gun bearer.


What do y'all think would be the best gun weight for such use ?

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