Thanks. I found that out after contacting them. I would have sworn that I've seen pictures of lighter weight Kreigers, but I guess not. I ended up contacting the guys at Hart Rifle barrels and ordering a #3 contour that they will lightly flute. A good friend has a Rem 7 built in 284 with a Hart #3 at 21" in a High Tech stock with that barrel contour. With Talleys and a 3x9 Nikon Monarch his comes in at 6.75 pounds. That's light enough for me and the rifle balances extremely well both in the hand and at the shoulder. I'm having the exact configuration built in 7-08 and plan to go with a Leupold Ultralight 3x9.
Gun is at the gunsmith now. Guiding rabbit hunters on the weekend to pay for it and a Ingram knife. I'm pretty excited about both.
Little Late But,Heres You One. Model 7 #3 20" Lija Barrel, Flutted By Karl. Mcmillan Edge. Talley Mount and Swarovski AV3-9-36 Rifle Weighs 6.23 All Up And Ready to Go...
Kampfeld fluted my 7mm08 Remington 700 Mtn. Guide rifles very lightweight 22" barrel. Weighs 6.5 lbs with Leupold 2.5-8 VX-III, Leupold low rings, Vero Vellini sling. (Fluted/skeletonized bolt) Shoots sub-inch groups with many loads.
I don't have a lot of experience with true light weight rifles but what I have seen is that very few LW rifles will weigh in at much less than 7.5 to 8 lbs ready to pull the trigger. The rifle, mounts, rings, scope, sling and ammo, all add up in a hurry. True a 7.5# rifle is better than a 9# to tote all day,especially when you get older.
