Stock arrived from Forbes early!! A little heavier than advertised but the advertised weight was probably stripped. With the pad and trigger guard it comes in at 1 lb 9 oz or 25 oz, I was expecting 17-18 oz.
The stock doesn't quite match the barrel, so I'll have to sand on the stock to get it to drop down.
In true " black cloud" fashion I broke the front screw while mounting the Talley's. There had to be an imperfection in the screw as I was using my fingers on the tip only. I didn't even have the tip in a handle to apply "torque". Now I have to deal with getting the broken screw shank out. It is, of course, broken flush!!

Total weight w/o glass is 5 lb 15 oz. Glass will add 10-11 oz.
A little over my goal weight of 6 lb 8 oz, but very close. I could always take 1" to 1.25" off the barrel, but I think I'm gonna leave it alone.

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