Id buy a Savage Light Weight Hunter, I got one not long ago in a 308, topped it off with a Leupold 3-9 Ultralight, it is a pleasure to carry and extremely accurate. They come in both short or long action in various cartridges. The short action just weighs 5.5 lbs. In my opinion they are the nicest light weight rifle on the market for the money. I paid under $800 out the door for the rifle.

http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/11LH