Bergara rifles in 308 range from 7 to 7.5 lbs. Not overly heavy but more than many like to carry/hike/stalk with. Some of the Bergara models come with a muzzle brake but the threads are 5/8x24 so finding a thread protector is easy. Muzzle brakes do add a lot of noise and the radial drilled ones that many come with aren't effective enough to be worth the noise increase.
Lots of good options listed so far, narrow it down and put hands on to see which feels best. If it doesn't shoulder well you'll never be happy with it.
