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<blockquote data-quote="cohunt" data-source="post: 1706214" data-attributes="member: 94491"><p>titanium actions knock off 4-6 ounces</p><p>an ultralight weight CF stock like an MPI or wildcat will knock off 8-12 ounces over a factory stock</p><p>aluminum trigger guard vs steel knocks of 1 oz</p><p>bolt fluting knocks off about an ounce or so</p><p>action and bolt handle skeletonizing can knock off a few ounces</p><p>barrel fluting can knock off an ounce or so, but lightweight profile barrels (pencil) can knock off 1.5 pounds over a #3 type of profile</p><p>NULA sells a short action complete rifle that weights 5 pounds, and another one that weighs 4.5 pounds--neither one uses any titanium iirc</p><p></p><p>just remember-- light rifles recoil more-- the recoil impulse is faster/harder-- my 5.5 pound 30-06 kicks much harder than my friends 8.25 pound 300 rum</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cohunt, post: 1706214, member: 94491"] titanium actions knock off 4-6 ounces an ultralight weight CF stock like an MPI or wildcat will knock off 8-12 ounces over a factory stock aluminum trigger guard vs steel knocks of 1 oz bolt fluting knocks off about an ounce or so action and bolt handle skeletonizing can knock off a few ounces barrel fluting can knock off an ounce or so, but lightweight profile barrels (pencil) can knock off 1.5 pounds over a #3 type of profile NULA sells a short action complete rifle that weights 5 pounds, and another one that weighs 4.5 pounds--neither one uses any titanium iirc just remember-- light rifles recoil more-- the recoil impulse is faster/harder-- my 5.5 pound 30-06 kicks much harder than my friends 8.25 pound 300 rum [/QUOTE]
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