My 700 short actoin is wearing a 24" #3 Krieger in 22-250. It's in the Remington Hunter stock, which I'm sure is a little heaver. I'd say the bare rifle weighs between 7.5 and 8 pounds. It's no lighweight. With what you've got to work with, I'd go #2 if not #1/featherweight. Sounds like a nice little package, but the #3 will make it nose heavy I'm pretty sure. It balances well with this heaver stock.
David
