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...for reference, a pound is about 453 grams, so for every 45 grams removed, you save about a tenth of a pound.
-Remove cleaning rod and cleaning kit (where applicable) (saves 55 g + 75 g, respectively)
-AKM front sight block instead of 74 (saves 50 g)
-No muzzle device or a nut (saves 104 g) (nut is only +10 grams, slant brake +20 g)
-Solid Bulgarian wood lower hand guards (saves 40-60 g over laminate or polymer, respectively)
-Polymer AMD-65 grip with short screw (saves 40 g over k-var grip) (Bulgy bubblegum and Egyptian "black" are almost as light)
-Triangle folder/trunnion (can save up to 200 g) (plum fixed stock weights 400, triangle weighs 375, romy wire folder weighs 565, fixed wood stocks weigh 500-550, so triangle is the lightest but its only 25 g lighter than a fixed plum stock/trunnion)
-No receiver mounted sight rail (saves 72 g)
-Plum or Bulgarian polymer mags (saves 30 g over bakelite and 120 over Tantal steel)
-Ribbed top cover (saves 45 g over a Saiga cover)
-Bulgarian or East German sling (45 g saved over Russian sling)
-Combination gas block (??? I haven't weighed one)
This stuff can amount to well over a pound of weight reduction, although the benefits of actually removing each of these items from your rifle are totally debatable (not necessarily worth it--for example, maybe your wife would prefer muzzle compensation over weight savings) and the amount of weight saved will depend on exactly what you are using now. I wouldn't leave the house without a cleaning rod and cleaning kit, although I don't think they necessarily need to be left on the rifle.
Cool post btw.