re: CZ 557 Synthetic Rifle Weight

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Am I missing something here

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Those are heavy rings and not the lightest scope so that's hurting you a little bit. The scope and rings are a little over a pound.

The stock is probably the main culprit though. Take it apart, weight the stock, and compare that to aftermarket stock weights. You might be able to gain a whole lot with a reasonably priced aftermarket fiberglass stock and will likely gain some accuracy as well. Bell and Carlson makes some really good reasonably priced rigs.

If you're a DIY guy, you could probably start hogging some wood out of the butt and forend if the stock is ultra dense.

9.9 lbs is damn heavy for a sporter rifle.

Eta: hogging out some plastic I mean. Plastic is heavy and if the butt is solid, that's a lot of mass.