LRPut,
That's great info for me, I too have done this erring both too heavy and too light. A Remington mag taper is just a tad light for what I am looking for but I have two different Savage varmints and they are too heavy. I agree that most say this type of build needs a #4 taper and the mag sporter seems to be just a bit thicker. so there we go. the standard taper sporters are great to carry but much shooting with them leaves me wanting more. Your mention on the weight of those lt varmints is exactly the info I needed. looking to stay 3.5# or a tad less.

Thanks
Idahoorion