As I said earlier, building a LW based on a Savage action isn't going to net you a rifle as light as a NULA. It simply cannot be done when you start with an action a full pound or more heavier than the NULA action.
A person can however build a very sweet, perfectly balanced LW rifle with no compromises and if planned well that rifle can tip the scales at 7# even.
Carrying a perfectly balanced LW rifle over hill and dale for a few days is a revelation and one I wish more Savage aficionados got to experience.
There are scads of 10#+ Savages out there and many if not most folks here love to build them and revel in the accuracy and appearance obtained. That is a worthy and worthwhile goal and guidance for such a build is available here in abundance.
There are far less LW BG hunting rifles built here and guidance for a LW build is far more difficult to find. I'm doing what I can to provide such guidance based upon my own build and my experiences with other state of the art LW rifles built by other manufacturers.
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