MinnFinn,

I' d go with the lighter of the two. What' s at stake? 7oz.? Not much..

I bought one of the 695 Tikka' s in synthetic blue.. 300 win mag. It' s a shooter but it' s still heavy as hell. 5 days into hunting the west and my sholder was killin me from the sling cut (combined with the backpack). The recoil difference between the 7 ounces would be nothing... but then, I don' t flinch with recoil - especially with game in front of me.