First of all, I never said I wanted the barreled action to weigh as much as the stock... I simply asked what people thought it would take to balance the gun.

You asked me what the PRIMARY use for the gun was going to be, and I toldyou. I used the example of the 1903A3 simply to help illustrate a point.

I never said you or anyone else couldn't shoot a light weight gun superbly, I only said that other things being equal, a heavier gun is steadier. So what if someone has a business card with a great group on it? Does this mean that shooter shoots a lightweight better than a medium/heavy weight? BTW, I completely agree that there is a happy medium..... and that being said, 8.5-9.5 lbs is about right. I don't think anyone would argue that the weight of the average rifle has gone way down in the last 20-30 years and I am merely suggesting that the trend is only a trend and eventually people will realize that giving up a little weight wasn't the quick fix they thought it was.

BTW... factory remington magnum barreled action with floormetal and bolt weighs 5lbs 4oz, so 6lbs with bulkier barrel is about right...