So what options are out there if my want/need is a five pound rifle before adding anything to it? Please enlighten me on what options are out there to put together or buy off-the-shelf to get me to five pounds. Please include prices as well. Thanks.
an extra few ounces that a tikka has will not kill anyone or likely be even noticed, a tikka with factory rings will be about the same weight as a kimber with steel bases and rings. cut a pound off your gear or gut. would be easier, use the extra grand you save between the more expensive gun combined with the gunsmithing of the kimber, and you will be able to pay for an extra hunt with no out of pocket. unless you hunt extreme mountainous conditions and alaska you don't need a 5# rifle anyways. I hunt the wasatch range I don't have any trouble touting a 9+# rifle, most of the time if you are hunting mountain areas with rough terrain you need to be able to pull of a long shot, I will take my heavier rifle every time
