I meant to weigh the factory soft touch stock last year when I detail stripped the rifle for annual maintenance, but forgot. I detail stripped the rifle this afternoon, so just to note stock weight in this thread, to compare weight to a replacement McMillian:
Factory Black Bear stock, with recoil lug in place, recoil pad and sling swivel studs: 28 ounces. Third year with a ton of use, and torqued at 45-in/lbs, same as I torque the ringmount base screws, I see no indication of any movement of the barrelled action within the stock. Stock is holding up well, other than a few outer dings and scratches.
The only thing that has strayed on the rifle so far, has been my Schmidt and Bender scope, which was knocked off zero this year from a fall.
And edit to add:
The Butler Creek flip-up scope caps absolutely suck pine sap. No longer well made like the older pre-Bushnell USA version.
Last edited by GaryVA; 12/07/14.