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Lightest rifles

The 25 lightest of 1,612 rifles in the catalogue with a recorded empty weight. The median is 3.50 kg (7.72 lb).

RankFirearmEmpty weightYear
1stFrank Wesson Small Frame Pocket RifleFrank Wesson Small Frame Pocket RifleFrank WessonFrank Wesson400 g (14.1 oz)1870
2ndStevens Tip-Up Pocket RifleStevens Tip-Up Pocket RifleJ. Stevens Arms & Tool CompanyJ. Stevens Arms & Tool Company450 g (15.9 oz)1869
3rdRemington Cane GunRemington Cane GunE. Remington & SonsE. Remington & Sons454 g (1.00 lb)1858
4thFrank Wesson Medium Frame Pocket RifleFrank Wesson Medium Frame Pocket RifleFrank WessonFrank Wesson510 g (1.12 lb)1870
5thQuackenbush Bicycle RifleQuackenbush Bicycle RifleH.M. QuackenbushH.M. Quackenbush879 g (1.94 lb)1896
=6thPedersen DevicePedersen DeviceRemington Arms CompanyRemington Arms Company964 g (2.13 lb)1918
=6thPedersen Device M1918Pedersen Device M1918Remington Arms CompanyRemington Arms Company964 g (2.13 lb)1918
=8thArmaLite AR-5ArmaLite AR-5ArmaLite, Inc.ArmaLite, Inc.1.13 kg (2.49 lb)1956
=8thStevens Little Scout No. 14½Stevens Little Scout No. 14½J. Stevens Arms & Tool CompanyJ. Stevens Arms & Tool Company1.13 kg (2.49 lb)1906
10thMedieval Hand CannonMedieval Hand CannonVarious medieval gunsmithsVarious medieval gunsmiths1.24 kg (2.72 lb)1400
=11thChiappa Little BadgerChiappa Little BadgerChiappa FirearmsChiappa Firearms1.31 kg (2.90 lb)
=11thChiappa Little Badger DeluxeChiappa Little Badger DeluxeChiappa FirearmsChiappa Firearms1.31 kg (2.90 lb)
13thKeystone CrickettKeystone CrickettKeystone Sporting ArmsKeystone Sporting Arms1.36 kg (3.00 lb)1996
14thHenry U.S. Survival AR-7Henry U.S. Survival AR-7Henry Repeating ArmsHenry Repeating Arms1.59 kg (3.50 lb)1997
15thRuger 10/22 SBRRuger 10/22 SBRSturm, Ruger & Co.Sturm, Ruger & Co.1.63 kg (3.60 lb)2026
=16thMossberg 702 PlinksterMossberg 702 PlinksterO.F. Mossberg & SonsO.F. Mossberg & Sons1.70 kg (3.75 lb)2006
=16thStevens Sure ShotStevens Sure ShotJ. Stevens Arms & Tool CompanyJ. Stevens Arms & Tool Company1.70 kg (3.75 lb)1894
18thStevens Crack Shot No. 16Stevens Crack Shot No. 16J. Stevens Arms CompanyJ. Stevens Arms Company1.70 kg (3.75 lb)1900
=19thStevens Crack Shot No. 26Stevens Crack Shot No. 26J. Stevens Arms CompanyJ. Stevens Arms Company1.81 kg (4.00 lb)1912
=19thStevens Marksman No. 12Stevens Marksman No. 12J. Stevens Arms & Tool CompanyJ. Stevens Arms & Tool Company1.81 kg (4.00 lb)1912
=19thWeatherby Mark V Backcountry CapraWeatherby Mark V Backcountry CapraWeatherby, Inc.Weatherby, Inc.1.81 kg (4.00 lb)2026
=19thWinchester Wildcat 22Winchester Wildcat 22Winchester Repeating ArmsWinchester Repeating Arms1.81 kg (4.00 lb)2019
=23rdMagnum Research MLRMagnum Research MLRMagnum ResearchMagnum Research1.93 kg (4.25 lb)2002
=23rdStevens FavoriteStevens FavoriteStevensStevens1.93 kg (4.25 lb)1894
25thChristensen Arms Ranger 22Christensen Arms Ranger 22Christensen ArmsChristensen Arms1.98 kg (4.37 lb)2020

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.