They are heavy, about 10 pounds,which helps witht recoil reduction. They are now making a mountain rifle, lots of graphite or carbon fiber, I guess and I was told it really doesn't have a lot of recoil considering its light weight.
I don't understand how that could be, but I trust the guy who told me. I held one about a year ago, but lost alot of interest in about 3 seconds after I heard the price. Seems like it was well over $3000. Way too rich for my gene pool! The model I have was a stretch for me. I guess its all about priorities. Lots of shotgunners pay way more than that for their scatterguns. The way I look at it, it replaces my deer slug guns as well as my other muzzleloaders, and I end up with what I think is the best ML out there. Sort of simplifies my life.