(tell the clown wife you are getting it for trips to the lake)Take the mag holder out (it unscrews) and buy a lightweight scope for it. My scope is 12oz and it makes a noticeable difference when I use it with the original stock. I made a few lighter stocks too. Unless you' enter BR competitions, there is rarely a need for a 3lb scope on an air rifle.
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]It's a design issue (mainly). Plastic is not particularly rigid so, in order to stop it flexing under the weight of the heavy Cricket action, there are two options. They can make it thick (and heavy) or design in a support structure for a thinner plastic shell, like this:[/color]
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[/IMG][/URL] Kalibrgun chose to make it thick . It is more than 1/2" thick in parts. The goods news is that, even without aluminum pillars, it remains fairly rigid even when you tighten the stock screws. Plus, unlike wood, it isn't as effected by changes in the weather. The bad news is that it is somewhat gravitationally challenged...Making cf stocks has only ever been a hobby for me.
