Thread: Can i lighten my sako 75

Originally Posted by NZVarminter

sako 75 wood stocks are ridiculously heavy, my 25-06 wood stock weighs 43 oz. Put a McM sporter with edge tech to keep weight down which weighs 29 oz, so thats trimmed 14 oz off it.

Finished rifle with McM stock and No 3 shillen contour barrel 24" now weights 7lb 7oz which is still far too heavy! bottom metal and action too heavey to get anywhere near a T3!

One reason for lugging around a suppressor (and you already state that weight isn't an issue): I like my hearing.....and had a deaf dog get run over - he was deaf from hanging around a braked rifle... (maybe he was just dumb - but I still feel guilty).