Total weight, 9.5 lbs
Stock weighs 3.0 lbs
That is a 24" 308 barrel, stainless.
Barrel is .716 at muzzle.
That stock is a boyds featherweight - You could possibly save some weight going cheap synthetic stock.. but I dont see that happening. You could hollow out the sock some, in the forearm (not too much or you lose rigidity) and in the buttstock. I'll be dirlling and plugging with epoxy and lead in the buttstock probably.. I want a little more weight. You could go to a slightly lesser contour on the barrel to shave a bit more weight (and keep you under your 8.5lb weight limit) while doig a pillar and glass bedding. You could expect very good accuracy out of that setup. I still need to pillar and glass bed it.. and I haven't shot it yet.
Lose a lb for the scope/bases/rings, and you're at your stated wight limit, like I said. Irons will only add a minor bit of weight, which you could offset by going with a 20-22" barrel and shave several oz off it. Building on a short action instead of a long action may also net you some weight savings.
you never said a budget, so here is what I spent:
Savage 110 in 30-06 - 300
Boyds laminate featherweight thumbhole stock - 116 shipped
Shilen match barrel, recoil lug, trued barrel nut - 383 shipped
pillars, custom machined to my specs, 2 sets - 1lb of varget (22 bucks)
devcon - gonna run 43
total - 864 if my mental math is right. Sold stock, factory barrel, nut, and lug for 75, so Im' just under 800 right now. 791 it looks like?
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