Q
Interesting.
The website lists the .280 at 7.2lb with a 22" bbl.
.308 at 7.25lb with a 22" bbl.
.30-06 at 7.5lb with a 20" bbl.
So 2" less barrel equals a gain of .25oz?
6lb 8oz sounds good!
I wonder if the .308 weight is misrepresented as well.
I could like bobbing the bbl to 20" and reboring to .358 at 6.5lbs.
Besides the 2" shorter barrel, I think the barrel contour is slimmer as well.
I also own the same rifles, Ruger Hawkeyes, matt stainless, synthetic stock, 22" barrels, 35 Whelen, 30-06 and 280 Rem., so comparing them all, it looks to me like the Ultra Light has a slimmer barrel.