I've got a 700 AAC-SD with a Magpul hunter stock, and I bought the rifle to be both a long distance shooter and also (hopefully) a deer rifle. I knew that the rifle was heavy but it really became apparent to me when I was shooting my buddy's Ruger American .270 this weekend that mine is like an anvil.
I was googling ideas on how to cut down the weight, but right now the only thing I can think of is to start looking at a fluted barrel since the majority of the weight seems to be coming from the barrel which is really thick (and it also puts the majority of the weight on your forward hand when shooting in other positions). Is there anything else obvious that I'm missing?
I was googling ideas on how to cut down the weight, but right now the only thing I can think of is to start looking at a fluted barrel since the majority of the weight seems to be coming from the barrel which is really thick (and it also puts the majority of the weight on your forward hand when shooting in other positions). Is there anything else obvious that I'm missing?