Nosler's M48 Heritage pairs a hand-lapped Pac-Nor barrel with a Timney trigger – $2,599–3,499 buys genuine custom-shop quality.

At 5.8 lbs, the Nemo Arms Battle-Light is the lightest production .22 ARC semi-auto built – but at $2,499+, is it worth it?

Lightweight CRF bolt gun at 6.4 lbs – the Kimber 84M Hunter in .30-06 delivers stainless construction and a match trigger around $1,200.