CZ 557 Synthetic Rifle Weight

24” barrel?

have this rifle in the 6.5 Swede with wood stock. It's a well made rifle, smooth action, and shoots sub-MOA with good factory ammo. It's heavy - it's not for stalking. Hunted with a christensen for 3 yrs and then got the CZ because I was tired of shooting deer with a 30 Nosler. Going from the CA to the CZ, I was like "damn"

ETA: yes, 24" barrel - a friend has a 550 308 carbine and he always talked about how light it was.

Yes, this is the 24 inch barrel - purchased new from Sportsman Warehouse.

I've looked into a couple stocks, and am not opposed to switching out, but that synthetic stock is what many people rave about in reviews of the rifle platform. Just figured I'd solicit some OB perspective first, as I don't really have anyone to talk shop with. On the plus side, recoil is non-existent lol

Appreciate the input and perspective from everyone!

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synthetic stock is what many people rave about in reviews

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So what. Its your rifle not theirs. If the weight really keeps you from liking it / using it than fix it or sell it. I'm in the minority here that I feel like a gun you don't like or use is useless and needs to go down the road. Too many great options out there and too much variety and not enough time to be hunting with something you don't like.

You could just embrace the weight and put a big arse scope on it and play around shooting long range with it and regulate it to box stand use. 6.5x55 is a fantastic caliber for long range.

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magic formula on how a 6.8lb rifle became 9.9lbs

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It's gotta be the stock. Take it apart and weigh both halves and see which one is off kilter. Make sure you shoot it after you put it back together because that *could* throw your zero off a bit.

Man, I feel your pain. It's frustrating to look forward to getting a new gun only to find out it's not what you thought it was. CZ also probably doctored the weight of the gun some. A similar CZ in 6.5 Creedmore w/ a 20.5" barrel weighs 7# 14 oz. The article read about the CZ admitted the synthetic stock was heavier than usual. Although don't have a CZ, I've previously gone down the gun weight "rabbit hole" before. Many years ago when I was deer hunting w/ a Winchester M70 in 270 Win, I decided I wanted to make it into a "mountain rifle." I changed scope rings, changed to a 2 piece scope base, drilled holes in the metal side of the magazine box, replaced the wood stock w/ a light, synthetic stock and changed the scope from a full size 3-9X Leupold to a "compact" 2-7X Leupold. I probably saved a few ounces. There are a few things you can do to shave a few ounces, depending on how much work and money you want to spend. Nevertheless, it's still going to be heavier than most guns.
-Change scopes (Leupold 1-4X 9 oz; Leupold 2-7X 11 oz). It looks like compact scopes have been discontinued, but if you could find one that's straigh 4X or 2-7X scope, you'd save a few more ounces.
-Bob and recrown the barrel (reduce the weight >1 oz/inch, depending on how thick the barrel is). This will probably also change how the gun handles, maybe and improvement, but maybe not.
-Change scope rings as already mentioned.
-I don't know how heavy the stock is and just how much weight you could save w/ a different synthetic stock. You can weigh the CZ stock and compare it to others.

How does the gun shoot?? Share some pics w/ us.