Have an UL in 25-06. It's one of the 5.75 pounders putting it right around 7 lbs. even scoped & loaded.
I've not found it to be real finicky. But maybe I just happened on a load it liked from the get-go. It shoots 100 gr. TTSX neatly 5 shots under an inch @ 100 if you don't try to shoot them extremely rapidly. Recoil is not spiteful at all. And, to my hand, it points and balances MUCH better than other lightweight sporters.