Thread: What's considered "lightweight "

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

Less than 3kg ready to go is a very nice weight, especially with a suppressor. That doesn't include a bipod as they cock up the balance etc.

Agreed.

I have a severely modified Savage that ended up at 3.1kg (scoped and with a DPT can) - it is fun to carry

And it is a long action as well, so would probably go around 3.0 kg or less in short action.

110 action, in a factory older Savage plastic stock - the version with internal mag. used to have a 270 barrel on it, but I cut my original 7-08 factory barrel to 14, and re-profiled it to a pencil (0.625).

Leupy VX3 3.5-10 CDS with Aluminas on top.

Scope & caps probably 400 grams. DPT can is 200 grams, so bare rifle would be 2.5 kg

It is nicely balanced as well. Quite a few of the ultralight rifles I've handled are seriously unbalanced.