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<blockquote data-quote="ducky" data-source="post: 2675501" data-attributes="member: 94420"><p>I'm looking to lighten my load so to speak, and have a substantial back pay check coming to me. I would like to buy a light weight rifle, the thing is it can't weigh more tha 5 lbs for the bare rifle. It'll be chambered in .308 Win, I know kind of boring on the chamber but I like it.</p><p></p><p>My goal is a rifle that weighs 8 lbs or less all up. My current .308 weighs 9 lbs 5 oz all up and here are the specs.</p><p></p><p>M700 BDL cut and threaded at 18"</p><p>Warne Mountain Tech 20 MOA base 30mm low</p><p>Night Force SHV 3-10X42</p><p>Greyboe Trekker</p><p>Trigger Tech trigger</p><p>Omega 300 with ASR 3 port brake</p><p>Butler Creek Mountain sling</p><p>5 rounds of ammunition (150 grain)</p><p></p><p>So I could get there with my current barreled action if I change out everything, but might as well go custom at that point. Then I ran across the Howa 1500 Superlite at sub 5 lbs and can be found for under $1300, plus it's available. What other factory rifles should I be looking at in the 5 pound or lighter for say under $2500?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ducky, post: 2675501, member: 94420"] I'm looking to lighten my load so to speak, and have a substantial back pay check coming to me. I would like to buy a light weight rifle, the thing is it can't weigh more tha 5 lbs for the bare rifle. It'll be chambered in .308 Win, I know kind of boring on the chamber but I like it. My goal is a rifle that weighs 8 lbs or less all up. My current .308 weighs 9 lbs 5 oz all up and here are the specs. M700 BDL cut and threaded at 18" Warne Mountain Tech 20 MOA base 30mm low Night Force SHV 3-10X42 Greyboe Trekker Trigger Tech trigger Omega 300 with ASR 3 port brake Butler Creek Mountain sling 5 rounds of ammunition (150 grain) So I could get there with my current barreled action if I change out everything, but might as well go custom at that point. Then I ran across the Howa 1500 Superlite at sub 5 lbs and can be found for under $1300, plus it's available. What other factory rifles should I be looking at in the 5 pound or lighter for say under $2500? [/QUOTE]
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