On the Kimber Hunter remove the butt pad and pull out the rubber sound softening material mine weighed 7oz. I also shortened the foreend an inch and cut the barrel to 20"
The rifle is a dream to carry, balances on the front guard screw and points perfectly. Also bedded it and shot it with a fresh cost of paint so it doesnt look like a modified rifle.. My hunter is now 3 ounces lighter than a Montana in 7mm-08 and that includes the Talley 1" rings.
I'm interested in why you shortened the forend 1" and how the stock looks given the honeycomb voids that you'd get into by doing that. Could you post a photo of the stock? Did you find it easy to "pull out" the rubber compound in the stock?
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