Quote Originally Posted by tmjohnson View Post
I have a Rem 700 VLS in 308
I was thinking about trading it for another 308 that is not quite so heavy to carry
The gun is proven. It shoots a Speer 165 gr bullet in .3
Barrel is free floated and honed the trigger is all I have done.
What would be the out come if I chopped the barrel down to 16 inches and ground some weight off the stock?
Has anybody ever done this?
I know I will loose some velocity but want a rifle i can carry up a hill

I was looking for a lighter hunting rifle and Savage Arms has a couple in the low $300's that I was able to check out at Gander Mountain in .308 and 30-06. The SA rifles had the camo paint and came it around 6 lbs I think. If you go that route check with Panama Dave in the industry partners section.

my $0.2 - Sell the 700 and pick up a lighter SA.