Light Weight Rifles: What is your lightest, handiest rifle?

[Artiz]

My 14.5" AR-15.

 

[jwsracin]

ok so whats "the bronco"????? really really want to know!!

 

[hiawatha]

Handiest is a Mini-14 folder. Lightest is a Remington 511.

 

[Smith357]

ok so whats "the bronco"????? really really want to know!!

The odd little rifles were made in Italy as inexpensive kids rifles in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were imported into the US by Firearms International. They have a forward trigger that unlocks the barrel and lets the barrel twist to reload. Though a modern gun, it
resembles a wire stocked bicycle rifle of the late 1800s. It has a rotten trigger and horrid sights, but it works. They came in 22lr and .410.

 

[bigfatdave]

General Geoff, I'd forgotten my sub2000, it is probably the lightest and smallest of the bunch, I enjoy shooting it, it runs well, but it just doesn't point naturally like a M1 Carbine or lever-gun does, at least for me.

But it would still go on any trip I felt the need for a long-gun on first, lots of reasons, but compact storage and ammo-sharing with my CC pistol do come to mind first.

 

[RockyMtnTactical]

Right now, it's this.

 

[PzGren]

dubbleA

Have several CF levers and .22's but this is probably the lightest hunting rifle I have,a Kimber at 7lbs 2oz.

I have admired the checkering and the scope on this rifle alrady in other photos. That is a beauty!

This morning I took my Sako Vixen .222 Rem out of the safe to continue with the BLO finish and was again amazed at how light the rifle felt.

 

[killchain]

My lightest rifle is probably my M1938 Mosin Nagant carbine.

And it is pretty handy if you're in a situation where you need a rifle that will work for 50 years, or you need a club, or hammer, or crutch, or splint, or...

 

[amprecon]

Of what I own currently, this is my lightest and handiest.

 

[Joe in fla]

Hamilton Boy's Rifle

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[Joe in fla]

Hamilton Boy's Rifle

My "lightest" and "handiest" rifle? My circa 1910 Hamilton Boys rifle. About 3 pounds weight and ~28" OAL. New firing pin & breech block and a relined barrel now make it safe for .22lr and very accurate. Being small and very light weight both my kids learned to shoot with these. And yes that's a sub 16 inch barrel! But now classified as C&R. Being a single shot and only a .22lr, it's not my most practical small rifle. For that, I'd say any of my US M-1 carbines! For a heavier caliber then my folding stock BM-59. Great gun! The reliabililty of a US M-1 Garand and the benefits of a pistol grip, folding stock, detachable 20 rnd magazine and a flash supressor.

 

[SwampWolf]

ok so whats "the bronco"????? really really want to know!!

In addition to Smith357's information, I have a Garcia Sporting Arms catalog (volume four; circa estimated @ 1968) that depicts the Bronco firearm. At that time, two versions were made, the Bronco .22 (which could be had in .22 rf or .22rfm) and the Bronco .410 (which could handle 3" .410 shells). The .22 version (priced @ $19.95 for the rf and $21.50 for the rfm) weighed three pounds; the shotgun version (priced @ $26.95) weighed a half pound more. Garcia billed the Bronco as being "an ideal barn gun for the farmer"; "a great boat gun...in .410 gauge, loaded with 3-inch slugs, it's a powerful piece of shark repellent" and "the ideal first gun for a boy." Garcia proclaimed the Bronco as being "...A totally new concept in a rough-and-ready work gun...No frills, no trimming...just plenty of rugged backbone." Made in Italy, the Bronco was introduced in 1968 and discontinued ten years later.
In 1976, an over (.22 long rifle) and under (.410 gauge) version was introduced. The o/u version was discontinued in 1978.

 

[SwampWolf]

My "lightest, handiest" rifle is a Winchester Model 94, chambered in .30-30. It wears a Williams "FoolProof" receiver sight.