Back to Whelens:

A factory Ruger M77 Hawkeye .35 Whelen weighed 7.0 pounds out of the box,
with 22" barrel of only 0.560" muzzle diameter (OH MY ! ):

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That M77 Hawkeye was re-barreled to .400 Whelen (Petrov-G&H-JGS)
with a Shilen No. 5 sporter of 23.6" length and 0.725" muzzle diameter.
It weighed 7 lbs 14 oz in the factory walnut stock, slick-barreled/bare/dry/empty.
I let the gunsmith keep that .35-cal take-off barrel. I never fired the rifle as .35 Whelen, before the re-barrel to .400 Whelen.

Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente
NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary
.458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory
THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.