Thread: What's considered "lightweight "

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

Originally Posted by SGR

Wheres the most common place to loose weight?

Generally around your waist

Barrel, stock & scope would give you the most gains.

Stuff like fluting barrel & bolt not much.

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

Stock, floor plate (plastic/alloy) and fluting.

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)