Thread: Light weight rifle options

Kimber hunter is the best $$ for gram rifle available. Cost close to a tikka and a full pound lighter. Take the goop out of the stock(easily done in 10 mins), pair with a nice light scope like a vx3 2.5-8 and you'll have a sub six pound shooter.

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Kimber hunter is the best $$ for gram rifle available. Cost close to a tikka and a full pound lighter. Take the goop out of the stock(easily done in 10 mins), pair with a nice light scope like a vx3 2.5-8 and you'll have a sub six pound shooter.

@Nick-D got any photos/instructions on how you did it?

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

@Nick-D got any photos/instructions on how you did it?

Sorry, no photos but it's pretty easy.

Take the buttpad off (2 screws)

Pop the use a screwdriver to loosen up the edge of the goop and get some lubricant in there, I just used crc.

I wound a long screw into the middle of the goop then just a bit off pulling and prying and it pops out.

Theres a bit more in the pistol grip so pop the cap off and repeat the process.

I squished a bit of super light foam (was about 5g) into the end to keep the knock down, but only bothered as it's a bush gun.

The trickiest part of the whole thing was epoxying the buttcap back on

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Kimber hunter is the best $$ for gram rifle available. Cost close to a tikka and a full pound lighter. Take the goop out of the stock(easily done in 10 mins), pair with a nice light scope like a vx3 2.5-8 and you'll have a sub six pound shooter.

And thats by far the cheapest and easiest way to get a very light rifle. You'll struggle to get anything else anywhere near that light.