Thanks for the reply.

Even if the Savage Lightweight Hunter were close to my vision of what a LW rifle should be they don't make it in LH yet.

Does the Lightweight Hunter satisfy your desire for a really LW rifle?

It doesn't for me as the barrel is too short, the stock is the wrong material and so is the metal.

Now I have a benchmark to shoot for though. I'd like to build a full sized rifle, 22" minimum, with a Kevlar stock and a blind mag which weighs equal to or less than the 5.5lbs advertised for the LWH.
This would be without the swiss cheese cuts on the receiver.

Let's see some LW Savage builds.