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Lightest .22 Long Rifle rifles

The 25 lightest of 215 .22 Long Rifle rifles in the catalogue with a recorded empty weight. The median is 2.61 kg (5.75 lb).

RankFirearmEmpty weightYear
1stStevens Tip-Up Pocket RifleStevens Tip-Up Pocket RifleJ. Stevens Arms & Tool CompanyJ. Stevens Arms & Tool Company450 g (15.9 oz)1869
2ndQuackenbush Bicycle RifleQuackenbush Bicycle RifleH.M. QuackenbushH.M. Quackenbush879 g (1.94 lb)1896
3rdStevens Little Scout No. 14½Stevens Little Scout No. 14½J. Stevens Arms & Tool CompanyJ. Stevens Arms & Tool Company1.13 kg (2.49 lb)1906
=4thChiappa Little BadgerChiappa Little BadgerChiappa FirearmsChiappa Firearms1.31 kg (2.90 lb)
=4thChiappa Little Badger DeluxeChiappa Little Badger DeluxeChiappa FirearmsChiappa Firearms1.31 kg (2.90 lb)
6thKeystone CrickettKeystone CrickettKeystone Sporting ArmsKeystone Sporting Arms1.36 kg (3.00 lb)1996
7thHenry U.S. Survival AR-7Henry U.S. Survival AR-7Henry Repeating ArmsHenry Repeating Arms1.59 kg (3.50 lb)1997
8thRuger 10/22 SBRRuger 10/22 SBRSturm, Ruger & Co.Sturm, Ruger & Co.1.63 kg (3.60 lb)2026
=9thMossberg 702 PlinksterMossberg 702 PlinksterO.F. Mossberg & SonsO.F. Mossberg & Sons1.70 kg (3.75 lb)2006
=9thStevens Sure ShotStevens Sure ShotJ. Stevens Arms & Tool CompanyJ. Stevens Arms & Tool Company1.70 kg (3.75 lb)1894
11thStevens Crack Shot No. 16Stevens Crack Shot No. 16J. Stevens Arms CompanyJ. Stevens Arms Company1.70 kg (3.75 lb)1900
=12thStevens Crack Shot No. 26Stevens Crack Shot No. 26J. Stevens Arms CompanyJ. Stevens Arms Company1.81 kg (4.00 lb)1912
=12thStevens Marksman No. 12Stevens Marksman No. 12J. Stevens Arms & Tool CompanyJ. Stevens Arms & Tool Company1.81 kg (4.00 lb)1912
=12thWinchester Wildcat 22Winchester Wildcat 22Winchester Repeating ArmsWinchester Repeating Arms1.81 kg (4.00 lb)2019
=15thMagnum Research MLRMagnum Research MLRMagnum ResearchMagnum Research1.93 kg (4.25 lb)2002
=15thStevens FavoriteStevens FavoriteStevensStevens1.93 kg (4.25 lb)1894
17thChristensen Arms Ranger 22Christensen Arms Ranger 22Christensen ArmsChristensen Arms1.98 kg (4.37 lb)2020
18thTippmann Arms M4-22 Micro Elite SBRTippmann Arms M4-22 Micro Elite SBRTippmann Arms CompanyTippmann Arms Company2.00 kg (4.40 lb)2021
=19thMarlin Model 101Marlin Model 101Marlin Firearms CompanyMarlin Firearms Company2.04 kg (4.50 lb)1947
=19thRemington No. 4 Rolling BlockRemington No. 4 Rolling BlockRemington Arms CompanyRemington Arms Company2.04 kg (4.50 lb)1890
=21stMarlin Model 795Marlin Model 795Marlin FirearmsMarlin Firearms2.04 kg (4.50 lb)1997
=21stMarlin Model 100Marlin Model 100Marlin FirearmsMarlin Firearms2.04 kg (4.50 lb)1936
=21stQuackenbush Safety RifleQuackenbush Safety RifleH. M. QuackenbushH. M. Quackenbush2.04 kg (4.50 lb)1886
=21stRemington Nylon 11Remington Nylon 11Remington Arms Company, Inc.Remington Arms Company, Inc.2.04 kg (4.50 lb)1962
=21stRemington Nylon 12Remington Nylon 12Remington ArmsRemington Arms2.04 kg (4.50 lb)1962

Ranked from the catalogue's own measured figures, the same records the API serves. A record whose weight, length, barrel and capacity match a set shared by ten or more records from five or more makers is a default rather than a measurement, and is left out, as is a record with fewer than five of the figures a reader looks for.