My latest Mashburn is as outlined earlier. 1972 Rem. 700 barreled action, Brown 'pounder stock, Luppy 6x33 LR, Talley mounts, nylon sling, 3 rounds in mag. = 7.4 lbs. Calculated recoil 33 ft/lbs. with 175 gr. at 3100 fps. With this configuration the balance point is a little weight forward and it hangs very well.
I have shot this thing off the bench for 20 rds. and while snappy not abusive to me. Mobile, accurate, and deadly. YMMV.
