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This 243 is used as a coyote rifle and has heavy QR rings to change scopes along with a QR mounting base for my professional LightPro system. All this added junk brings it to just over 7 pounds. But if it were set-up like my 30-06 using LW rings and a modest scope, it would weigh no more than around 6 3/4 pounds. I've shot groups from the bench at 200 yards with as many as 10-shot strings under MOA, so performance at 22-inch is not lacking. It is very handy and I have carried this rifle many miles running from set-up to set-up gunning for yotes. I chose this chambering over .223 for the single reason that I hunt in some locations that forbid .223 for deer. Recoil is markedly reduced over the other chamberings you noted, and terminal performance is exceptional, even on deer.

Food for thought.