Originally Posted by
Hammer23
jpdown, any chance you know how much the action and the lightweight barrel weigh separately?
Apollo, definitely looking at the 7mm08 as my most likely choice, manners is probably the easiest option, but I am also considering MPI. I will check out stockade....any idea how much their stocks weigh?
Over the past 10 years I have been fooling around and trying to build the lightest rifle possible on a Savage platform. There is only about 2 oz in weight difference between the standard Savage action and the LWH action. So unless you've just "got to have" the rougher fluted bolt and skeletonized action, I'd take a hard look at the Savage 16 Trophy Hunter before it is phased out of production. You'd get more rifle for your money. Especially if you just want a donor action to part out and build on. The Savage 22" factory sporter barrel weights about 6 oz more than the 20" LWH barrel (2 lbs). There are no readily available aftermarket sporter barrels. And a custom sporter barrel will most likely weigh more and shoot no better than the factory sporter barrel. The Savage factory 20" FW and 22" sporter barrels are all capable of sub 1" MOA accuracy with handloads in my experience. It appears that the new Savage 110 Engage and LW Storm have the same low-grade synthetic stock with plastic trigger guard and Axis-style DBM. These synthetic stocks (non-Accustock) are the lightest (26 oz) you are going to find for the Savage action. But they won't give you the best accuracy potential in my experience. The next lightest and best Savage stock I've found is the walnut LWH stock at 27 oz. The walnut LWH stock also has a slimmer compact profile when compared to other Savage stocks. When bedded with a metal trigger guard, I've gotten better accuracy with the walnut LWH stocks verses synthetic. The Stockade Hunter blind magazine stock is the lightest (28 to 30 oz) and best after market stock I've had the pleasure of owning so far.
Bottom line, my Savage 16 LWH 20" 6.5 Creedmoor barreled action in a painted Savage LWH walnut stock with SS metal trigger guard and Axis-style synthetic DBM magazine is the lightest Savage based rifle (7.03 lbs with Leupold VX3 3.5-10x40mm scope) I've been able to piece together over the years. I also have a Savage 111 LWH action with a 23" #2 FW 280AI barrel in a Stockade Hunter stock with blind magazine. It weights 8.13 lbs with Leupold 4.5-14x40mm scope. I use Weaver 2-piece steel bases and Burris Signature Zee rings. Talley LW rings would save a few more ounces.
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