Funny JB, my 1955 300 H&H is set up exactly as yours(same scope, pad & mounts) and weighs in at 8 5/8 lbs, a nice weight for such a rig. Perhaps they have the same father???
Mine was too heavy, it now sits in a Brown Precision stock, with talley one piece base/rings and is much better. Oh, I had it Cerakoted too! Heresy, I know, but I shoot stuff, not collect it!
