Then get used to a 11 or 12 lb rifle that is the game you are playing the biggest way to get light is shorten the barrel and slim profile these guns are heavy and in truth you gain very little by having a long barrel unless you are just going to shoot it off the bench , but if you plan to hunt etc a shorter barrel will really balance the rifle and if you every want to add a suppressor you will not want that long barrel I shoot a 16 out to 700 yards very well and have taken elk to 376 yards all with 16 inch barrel .the gun in the pics below weighs just over 9 lbs with 16 inch barrel and other mods including hand gaurd.