Originally Posted by Steelhead
I ended up going the blue/wood route. All up with a Leupold 1.75-6x it weighs 7.5 pounds. I can see a SS 358 in my future.

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Steelhead, does this rifle have the standard 22 inch barrel on it? The 7.5 pounds all up is interesting, I was thinking the rifles would be in the 8.5 pound area with a scope, maybe bigger hole, less steel or...shorter barrel??