I'll try to answer all of the questions:

Barrel length: 24"

Weight: 8 pounds, 15.8 ounces scoped (which shocked me, I would have guess under 8 based on the way the gun carries).

Bottom metal: Rick (good meeting you at SCI) No, it's definitely not a Burgess-- I spoke to D'Arcy this afternoon. It was the first unit of a run made by Robbins & Lawrence in Ft. Collins, Co to Echols' specs. The ID length of this mag box is 3.400" which is longer than the 1909 doesn't require the extension conversion that Burgess performed. I have one of these units that I bought from D'Arcy for a 35 Whelen that I'm building for myself.

Here are a couple more photos that I pulled off my phone:
A shot of the I-beam in the forend
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A skull that I found while still hunting with this rifle
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One of the 100-yard targets
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