Against all odds, my lightest build to date has inexplicitly ended up being my most accurate lightweight hunting rifle. It is a 30-284 on a Pierce titanium action with a fluted #2 Mullerworks 5R barrel in a 17oz MPI stock. The rifle weights 4lb 10oz bare and 5lbs 8.4oz with a 2.5-8 Leupold in talley ultralights. With 150gr Cutting Edge Raptors over Reloader 17, it has shot three shots into one ragged hole at 100m on the last 4 trips to the range.
Agree with the previous sentiments that this level of accuracy from the bench does not automatically translate into accuracy in the field but a #2 barrel on a TI action is far easier to shoot offhand than a Featherweight contour barrel on a steel action due to the weight being further forward.
The gunsmith who built it read me the riot act on needing a #4 or #5 to get top accuracy but after shooting it himself, he is making himself a 280AI on a Pierce TI and a #2 Mullerworks barrel.
