I have had an L 691 for a long time, they are heavy but accurate. The separate recoil lug hasn't been an issue, I have bedded mine into the stock though. Mine is a 7mm Rem Mag bedded into a Brown precision stock and weighs about 8 1/2 lbs scoped, the wood stock added about 1 pound or so to the weight.The non magnum guns should be somewhat lighter. If has been used a lot like mine you may need a new spring under the extractor but those aren't too hard to find. I do prefer my 85 to it but the L 691 is a quality gun
