RickF- I like it! Just curious if you weighed the action before/after having it slabbed?
I can't remember, I had the metal work almost 2 years ago.
It wouldn't have saved more than 3 oz or so, but slabbing at least was cheap, $80 or so. That's why the bolt isn't fluted, for the sake of an ounce I couldn't justify it. More than getting lighter it LOOKS lighter.
Anybody who seriously concerns themselves with the adequacy of a Big 7mm for anything we hunt here short of brown bear, is a dufus. They are mostly making shidt up. Crunch! Nite-nite!