4pounds,4oz plus a bit of extra ammo is vastly better than ANY rifle ever dreamt of at 8000 to 10000 feet on shear cliffs and sand/rock concretions and rock falls where you can now use both hands to keep from falling to your death... two climbing sticks and guess what If you can kill it with a bow, done that, a handgun is an absolute Piece of Cake. Shot placement is critical, it is always critical, that is the nature of the dead-serious game we play with our food. I am so much better with my 454 than ANY bow I ever shot and out to 100yds, really with a bow, consistently?