I am looking to put my Lefty Rem 700 SA on a diet, and I am looking for help with ideas for shedding weight. Currently the rifle is a Rem 700 SPS Youth, in a full-size Bell and Carlson stock that weighs slightly over 33oz. 20" factory barrel, factory hinged floorplate I bought off the EE (rifle came with a kwik klip conversion but I didn't like it).
What sort of options do I have to shed weight? The three things I can think of is a new barrel, a new stock, and some machining work to lighten up the receiver, but I'm not really sure how much weight savings I can expect for such changes, nor do I have a firm grasp on how much it would cost.
Do Wildcat Stocks come in left-hand configurations? I can't see anything mentioning lefties on their webpage or order form. What other stocks exist that can make a meaningful difference in the weight of this rifle? I was originally looking at McMillan stocks, but their lightest seems to be about 26oz which isn't a huge weight savings considering the money it would cost. If you could include a ballpark price with your suggestions that would be great!
How much weight can I shave off with a new barrel? Maybe two figures would be better here, if I went with the absolute skinniest barrel I can buy, and if I went with something inbetween that and a standard factory barrel (if such a thing even exists?)
I am assuming I can't save much weight with the bottom metal, it only weighs like 6oz to begin with I think?
I've seen a lightweight Rem700 build on here that included machining the receiver to lighten it up, but I don't really know much beyond that. Does anyone have a decent ballpark for how much weight that can remove, and how much I should expect to pay a competent smith to do the work?
Any other suggestions that don't include cutting weight from my belly or getting in better physical shape? All in with ammo the rifle weighs over 8lb, and thats simply too heavy for a 7mm08 in my opinion. It weighs nearly a full pound more than the Savage Axis in 270 it replaced, and that is a long action with 2" more barrel!
Thanks!
What sort of options do I have to shed weight? The three things I can think of is a new barrel, a new stock, and some machining work to lighten up the receiver, but I'm not really sure how much weight savings I can expect for such changes, nor do I have a firm grasp on how much it would cost.
Do Wildcat Stocks come in left-hand configurations? I can't see anything mentioning lefties on their webpage or order form. What other stocks exist that can make a meaningful difference in the weight of this rifle? I was originally looking at McMillan stocks, but their lightest seems to be about 26oz which isn't a huge weight savings considering the money it would cost. If you could include a ballpark price with your suggestions that would be great!
How much weight can I shave off with a new barrel? Maybe two figures would be better here, if I went with the absolute skinniest barrel I can buy, and if I went with something inbetween that and a standard factory barrel (if such a thing even exists?)
I am assuming I can't save much weight with the bottom metal, it only weighs like 6oz to begin with I think?
I've seen a lightweight Rem700 build on here that included machining the receiver to lighten it up, but I don't really know much beyond that. Does anyone have a decent ballpark for how much weight that can remove, and how much I should expect to pay a competent smith to do the work?
Any other suggestions that don't include cutting weight from my belly or getting in better physical shape? All in with ammo the rifle weighs over 8lb, and thats simply too heavy for a 7mm08 in my opinion. It weighs nearly a full pound more than the Savage Axis in 270 it replaced, and that is a long action with 2" more barrel!
Thanks!