After reading your other post on the 300wm I think you are looking for a lighter rifle that recoils less.
The 6.5 X .284 will recoil less and how you set it up or build it will dictate the finale weight. If you go with any spec build with a M designation its going to be heavy... use a medium contour barrel such as remington varmint/sendero or medium palma and that will save about a pound compared to a m40/m24/mtu contour, stay away from anything when picking a stock that has heavy or sniper fill in the name and that will save you another half to three quarters of a pound, use high grade aluminum and/or titanium in place of steel on your scope base and rings and that will save up to another half pound... you just shaved off at least two pounds without compromising strength in a non-combat environment.
Also, if you are not concerned about changing the barrel every 1500-2500 that opens a lot of doors. It sounds like you reload already, may as well save some cash and look at the cheaper to shoot calibers such as those that use a 6mm bullet... 243, 6mm creedmoor, 6x47L, 6mm super LR, 6mm XC andI am sure there are many more... point is as a reloader then only caliber that has cheaper bullets is .224 calibers. Plus a pound of powder will stretch farther than it would with any of the 6’s than with the WM or 6.5x284... and be a short action saving a ounce or two more when allowing you to keep you cheek weld through the bolt stroke if that is still a concern...
