Kinda I guess. The mini chassis and efr are 8.8 oz together. 2.8 lbs/2lbs 12.8oz plus 8.8 oz is 3lbs 5.6 oz. That's a 10 oz difference which seems significant in a hunting stock. I guess there is about a 4 oz variance between 2.8-3.1lbs.
@BigSkyRF has the same configuration and it's 7 oz lighter which seems odd. I'm not gonna be hiking around with it so not a big deal but would suck for anyone trying to make a weight limit.
I’m talking about the 3 or 4 inch horizontal cut out next to the adjustment knob. A couple on this page have it, a couple don’t. I’m about to order one, and just curious.
Oh I see what you mean. It definitely doesn't have anything to do with lightening the stock that's for sure. Probably just an esthetic change during mid production. I imagine they have more than a few molds that weren't changed all at once. I didn't even notice it on mine so it doesn't really bother me.
Oops, forgot to mention that Manners did say the stocks with no lightening cut were part of their first production run. They added the lightening cut in subsequent runs.
Here is mine, smith received it a few weeks ago, are lightening cuts present? I'm unsure what the differences are. Is what your referring too the indentations in the buttstock under the cheek?