Smoke, I hear you, I just can't stand the thought of adding 1/2 lb to the most popular fly weight rifle ever made. That said, I throw a 20 oz scope on it, so what do I know. Seriously, add a 1/2 lb for the scope and a 1/2 lb for the barrel and suddenly your flyweight rig is a pound heavier, which is significant. I recon I choose to add the weight in glass that gives me comfort.
Listen to Smoke. Have a 7mm-08 and wish I would have went with a 2 for a little forward weight. Good balance as is, but easily could have been better. Weight in the middle isn't the same as a little at either end.
Seriously, add a 1/2 lb for the scope and a 1/2 lb for the barrel and suddenly your flyweight rig is a pound heavier, which is significant. I recon I choose to add the weight in glass that gives me comfort. 
