I was browsing the site and looked at the weight on this rifle, 8 POUNDS! Now I know that this includes a 26" bbl, but nonetheless, can that weight be lightened? Maybe have the barrel cut and recrowned to 22" and have an inch or an inch and a half cut from the butt of the stock (I am quite a small framed guy and like the feel of a shorter length of pull) and have the forend shorted and thinned. Do you think this would shave a pound or two off that weight? Thanks for the info guys.

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