I built an old Rem adl in .270. It started at 7lbs. 12oz. No scope and wood stock. I had an MPI Microlite stock built which came in at 13.95 oz bedded. I had wanted to buy a lighter barrel but ran short on cash so I had 4" cut off and re-crowned the factory barrel to get by for a while. Now it...
As far as the heirloom thing goes, what matters to most to you? Is it a rifle, originally purchased to be a tool for field use? Would the one that passed it down rather it sit in a safe, or or be packed on every rifle hunt you go on? Mine too was inherited, but I had a hard time letting it sit...
In my opinion the stock is the most significant way to lose the weight. Remember that you definitely get what you pay for both in quality and weight reduction and that anything extremely light is most likely built to order. This can take some time. MPI got mine to me in 12 weeks which I though...