03-02-2023, 03:47 PM
Owyhee H Wrote:You have me beat. This is 6lbs even with sling and 4 rounds. Scope is a vx-2 3-9x33CDS. 20" #1 from the factory. The action has not been touched. I could play with the action and swap rings for a few ouches but it works so well I'm going to leave it as-is. You have a very nice Howa there stinky. I hope is shoots as good as it looks. I am sure it will carry very nicely.
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That's a beauty, I think maybe one of the other lightest ones on here from what I've seen. It's hard to carry theme through every aspect, rings, optics etc. but you've done well and looks good. Some talley's would likely bring you down a couple ounces and if doing math on action work then 3 oz there and from recollection when I had my 20" lightweight and 22" and pulling barrels and weighing against each other the 22" was 4 oz heavier than the 20" but I could not see a difference in contour between them so I left 20" alone in a build(sold) and kept the 22" for the one I knew I'd chop off. I don't have exact difference of what that 3.5" of barrel would weigh but have to assume at least an ounce per inch but suspect that's more like 1.5 minimum. That math would add up as our builds are similar enough to deduct. You know where you'd end up if you decided to swap rings and get a machinest involved.
