Seems heavy to me also. An Edge fill McMillan weighs something like 23 or 24 oz, or 1.5 lbs. The Brown Pounder even lighter.
I don't have a rifle that recoils more than an Edge stock can handle. Some do, of course, and those stocks are heavier.
And hell, someone might want a heavier stock for stability or whatever. Cool with me, I just happen to like the Edge fill stocks.