Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Best way to shave weight off a Ruger 77mkII

I bought a walnut Hawkeye stock from Ruger for my 6.5 MKII. $252.00 delivered. It's a drop in fit. I went from a 2.5-8 Leupold to a 2-7. Total weight loss was a half pound, 7 oz from the stock and 1 oz on the scope. To me it handles a lot better but I think part of that is the slimmer stock. I like it but it's still not a 7 pound rifle. Don't know if I'd do it again. That's right much money and a little less optics to knock off a half pound, looks good though.