bcraig:
running a 7RM M-70--with a Zeiss 3-9 goes 7# 7oz all up--
the recoil with 140g feels about the same as my similar weight 30-06 shooting 180g--not bad at all
Don't know the girth of that 26" barrel but that sounds awful heavy--just to be the stock.
Do you know what that stock weighs?
A Bansner for example will finish out around 22-24oz. Do the math. If it is still pig heavy, I'd think maybe starting from scratch.