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Have you shot this Fotis?

I have one in 223. It does not need a re-barrel. It'll do less than an inch 3 shot groups with just about anything. It'll crowd a half inch with its favorites.

Perfection sir!

I never cared for th 700 Ti's,in anything but .473" SA. Hint.



Big Green botched the ShamWow's and Whizzum's. Hint.



Montana ergo's are VASTLY superior,as are Fieldcraft mechanics. Hint.............

Thanks for the replies gents.

I fully realize why light rifles are more difficult to shoot well and yet seem to press forward with a full understanding of what it takes to shoot the tool well. Every rifle is like a golf club, requiring a different technique to make the shot.

I really wasn’t asking that though - I was simply inquiring who makes the lightest hunting rifles today.

I didn’t know that both Howa & Cooper both make sub 5lb rifles. I’ll need to look deeper at allowable dimensions of both to see what might work for me.

I tend to run the numbers on all things before the ‘romance’ sets in.

The Cooper is a M92, as in 92 ounces (5lbs 12oz).

I have owned 3 of them, and they are very shootable.

Sako carbonlight?

Which paint did you use? Color and brand please. Looks nice.

I’ll pay any almost penalty for balance or looks vs being suppressed most days. I have zero trouble shooting light rifles for normal, accurate hunting groups. It would never occur to me to try to ‘shoot for score’ with a Kimber Adirondack or other super light rifle….or even most any ‘hunting’ rifle. I’d not think carrying a heavy range or bench rifle hunting would be much fun either. If it’s wearing a suppressor, I don’t worry about anything being ‘too light’ or the recoil. A light, suppressed rifle probably shoots better than many unsupressed rifles weighing far more….for me, anyway.

Recently bought a kimber hunter black disolve that's pretty light. Then I've been seeing the Howa superlites. Man they are Light! Love the feel of the stock also. Running about 1K. I could be happy with one hiking the WV mountains. I believe about 4.5 lbs.

Kimber Mtn Ascent
Kimber Hunter
Christensen FFT Ridgeline
Colt Light Rifle/Forbes/NULA

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Sadly not.

Same with the fieldcrafts, Remington ti, etc. Definitely all worthy contenders - just not available.

Not sure what the best answer - beyond those mentioned - is today. With the right budget, perhaps proof glacier ti? Or hope the FieldCraft gets re-introduced?

The Proof Elevation is a nice rifle if you like carbon wrapped barrels, which I do 👍......Hb

There are some Colt Light Rifles available now on gunbroker. You can send them to Melvin (his machinist) for $975 and have them converted (new Douglas barrel, full bedding, timney trigger, stock repainted). Basically a NULA for much less $$

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/968867956

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/970140116

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/957630928

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/963491887

The CLR has trite COAL and is a schit Long Action choice. Hint.................

Great list & suggestions fellas!

I echo the previous comments on here about having a rifle TOO light can be too much of a good thing.

I have a Kimber 84 280AckImp that is a shade over 6½ pounds with the current scope on it and it's accurate but I don't shoot it as well as I do other heavier guns. The benefit is that it is light enough to carry into the high steep elevations of WV while still being accurate enough to be lethal with.

I've been in the market for a lightweight hunting rifle and have narrowed down my search to either the Christensen Arms Mesa FFT or the Bergara Premier Mountain 2.0. I've handled them both and to my hands the fit / feel of the Bergara is better. This is the one in going to go with.

In all the posts I've read this one hasn't been mentioned. It's certainly not the lightest, advertised at 6.2 pounds, but with the right scope it should be perfect to carry but the right weight to be deadly with. In the end its just another option.

If they can be found, the Kimber Montana in 7-08 is a sleeper. Maybe they'll make them again in the future, but damned if that little rifle didn't change my thoughts. I haven't found them particularly hard to shoot, but it does make you pay attention to how you handle the gun.