Thread: What's considered "lightweight "

This is pretty light bare rifle bolt in and mag in but empty



This is with a vx3i 4.5-14×40CDS and talleys ex low rings bolt in and mag in but empty

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.

I just checked mine to compare.

Savage 16 lightweight hunter with 18" barrel + DPT overbarrel suppressor and Bushnell Elite 3-9x40, including bolt and empty mag = 3.31kg / 7.3lb total.

From memory it was around 2.5kg / 5.6lb bare.

Originally Posted by ebf

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.

Who repro filed your barrel mate

3.26kg 7mm fatmax, 26” barrel and brake with z5 3.5-18


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Originally Posted by MSL

3.26kg 7mm fatmax, 26” barrel and brake with z5 3.5-18


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What action is that built on a rem short action? They are single feed right?

Im also happy to carry around 3kg.
cz527 223 16inch barrel, dpt magnum suppressor could lose a bit here with non magnum suppressor, redfield 2-7 scope, rings, bolt in and mag in = 3.216kg 7.09lb rifle was 2.69kg / 5.94lb factory.
My current deer rifle tikka 6.5x55 with scope bolt and mag is 3.7kg happily carry that when i get a chance too ..
My next 223 will be under 3kg

Originally Posted by Stocky

What action is that built on a rem short action? They are single feed right?

Pierce titanium SA, single feed 180 Berger, mag feed 150 ttsx


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Kimber .308 without suppressor


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Originally Posted by SGR

Wheres the most common place to loose weight? Just weighed the stock at 795g after having a google the McMillan edge is 635g it's a bit but not the difference I thought

If you want a genuinely light rifle you have to accept the small gains everywhere and add them up, and start from a light base action. Can't generally get a super light rifle just by changing one thing although stock is often the single biggest saving (e.g. Model 7 plastic stocks are approx 12 kilograms and a stug is 600gm)

Originally Posted by chainsaw

Bare rifle = "6lbs and under" is a common rule of thumb to define light weight.
Too many variables in scopes, rings, suppressors, etc when you start adding those in. Choice of scope will have a significant bearing on final all up weight.

Exactly. Its all the shit that we add that makes them heavy.

Originally Posted by MSL

Pierce titanium SA, single feed 180 Berger, mag feed 150 ttsx


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Nice how do you like the pierce? Is it the steel bolt?

There is such a thing as being too light. Mostly cartridge dependent.

Originally Posted by Shearer

There is such a thing as being too light. Mostly cartridge dependent.

Muzzle brakes are a wonderful thing...well for long range lightweight rigs anyway my 270wsm is a dream to shoot

Remington 700 .243
Talley low rings
Stug stock
4x M8 Leupold
adds up to 3kg