This was my experience as well. Rumor was some were built with Krieger barrels. Still found the 24” to be a bit long but could never bring myself to chop it. Hands down best factory stock on a 375 still made (the ks/awr mcmillan being the obvious other contender when available.)
Mine has the Krieger SS barrel.
I tweaked mine just a little bit:
Cut the barrel back to 20.5"
Removed the factory sites and replaced with:
NECG Masterpiece Banded Front Ramp with bead and flip-up night sight
NECG Classic One Leaf Expess Sight w/Island Base
Moved the barrel sling back since the barrel was chopped
NP3 coating to bolt and internals
Cerakoted the external metal graphite black
Pillar and glass bedded
Trips my digital scale at 7lbs 8.6oz
Don't be afraid to cut the barrel back if you so desire. Only thing to make the Talkeetna better would be an Oberndorf style floor plate. Having said that, I've had zero issue with the blind mag.
