Ultralight Custom Break Action Rifle

[PistolPete]

I've gone the Contender route, and they're neat, but not readily going to be under about 5 lbs bare. Plus everything with then is expensive...

 

[StupidLightweight]

If the goal is low weight, I’d steer you away from the Contender route. Cool rifles, no doubt, but not nearly as lightweight as other options. AR options have been covered at length, so I won’t address that here, but for a similar price as you’ll pay for a customized TC, a gunsmith could whittle on a Howa Mini and get it down into the 3.5-pound range. That would be a worthwhile project.

Building lightweight guns is fun, but it’s largely a game. Outside of weirdly specific applications, going below 5 pounds is counterproductive for hunting. The 3-pound, 10-ounce custom Kimber I owned was so lightweight I rarely hunted with it. Same with my AR in the low 2-pound range.

 

[Axlrod]

Is it an Encore or Contender?

Contender G2 w/ SSK barrel. The barrel is not a light weight. The Encore frames weigh about 1# than the Contenders.

 

[Trumpet]

Albeit "low-budge", the new Rossi single shots are pretty cool...not particularly lightweight though.

Rossi LWC