DB600, the weight wasn't nearly as bad as I'd thought. This gun is a hair under 17lb. We got the elephant on the third day and did a good bit of walking every day, but I'm sure it would be a different story if it was a 21 day hunt! Also, temperatures were a mild 70-80 degrees. I admit to slinging to rifle more often then I should have, but did carry it in my hands in the thick stuff. For practice I filled a 2 foot piece of pvc with gravel and shot to make a weight to carry around without alarming the neighbors but never put in the hours and miles you do on a hunt.

Bob