Pointer and interested others, weighed a couple of barrels today. Take off sporter barrels from Rem and Ruger. The Rem. .270 barrel from about 1972 went 2.485 lbs and the M77 .257 barrel went 2.495. Cosidering the long shank on the Ruger, I thought it would be heavier. The Rem tapers faster from the action, but carries more dia. to the muzzle than the Ruger. Since I weighed the M77 barreled action the other day at 5.265 lbs, that leaves 2.77 lbs or 44.32 oz. for the action. That would include mag box, bottom metal and screws. If the M700 BDL weighs 39oz. per the chart on page 1, then the Ruger is 5 oz heavier,not as much as I'd thought. Suppose I need to drill out that buttstock and trim some off the forearm to get the weight down.
