I went with a Shilen #3 @ 23" w/ 1-10 twist.
Word of caution, my mauser (Mark X) barreled action weighs in at ~ 6lbs before stock/scope/sling. Just a heads up that you might need to do some dancing to get 8lbs all up and ready to hunt.
You sure about that? 6lbs for the barreled action seems incredibly high!
Dober
If it isn't, it's pretty close. Of course, I also didn't work to hard to save any weight; commercial mauser action, commercial steel bottom metal, steel enclosed trigger, wound up having to use nearly the full shank on the barrel to get 23".
