I don't care for superlight rifles as I am on blood thinners and old. My favorite light rifle is my 1991 vintage Remington Model Seven in 7mm-08 with 18-1/2" barrel. It has been somewhat customized with the addition of a laminate stock (from Remington on a closeout sale), Rifle Basix trigger, sight holes filled and the works satin blued. It weighs 7 lbs. on the button with a Leupold Compact 4x scope and will shoot well under 1 MOA with its favorite load or Remington factory ammo. It is light, handy, and accurate. Recoil is not bad thanks to a soft recoil pad which came on the laminate stock. I can shoot it offhand and hit an 8" steel plate at 100 yards consistently. If there is a better eastern woods rifle, I can't imagine what it would be.
