I have always enjoyed reading the authors articles however in this one I disagree with much of what he said. He contradicts himself throughout the article..

In the beginning Mr. Sundra is talking about the difference in shooting paper versus animals and how different the two are..yet later in the article he uses that exact same comparison when trying to make the case for a heavier rifle stating you never see a lightweight rifle in bench rest shooting competition .No shit Sherlock...

While I agree lightweight rifles are a bit more finicky to shoot, all you have to do is what you should be doing anyway, spend a little time at the range shooting your rifle..Learning the characteristics of that rifle and its trigger ..in time and with a good rifle you will be able to shoot more than what is necessary to hit your targets at the 4, 5 and 600 yard mark..

As to the argument of lighter rifle and faster and faster magnums, again I disagree..mine is a 280AI, recoil is very similar to a 270 Winchester which is nil in recoil..when you look at some of the factory lightweights, Kimber for an example..one of their most popular sellers is in fact the 280AI ..in visiting with my friend who owns a gun shop and literally sells thousands of firearms per year, most of what they sell in the true lightweights are 260 Rem, 270 Winchester, 7-08, 280 Rem, 280AI, and 308.

Last year I built a complete custom using a Pierce action, Proof barrel, Jewel trigger, Manners lightweight stock..all in its 6 lbs, 4 oz...in 28 Nosler..a horrible magnum..

it is topped off with a Swarovski Z5 --NO muzzle break as I hate them..have no problem shooting 1/2 to 1" groups all day long with it..same can be said for my Lex Webernick in 280AI..in fact with that one it will normally shoot 3 holes touching at 100 with Nosler factory ammo..

With all the info in the above article, my feeling is Mr. Sundra needs to spend a little more time at the range with his lightweight rifle..he too will learn it is not that difficult to be accurate with them..

Ripp