I like light weight rifles since I am mostly hiking here out west. My Remington Senderos are more than what I like to carry in steep terrain. I have a model Seven now that started out at 6 pounds and now with the Nikon scope it is right at 7 pounds. Perfect weight to carry around. The recoil is a little stout being that it is a .350 Rem mag but it get's the job done. My .280 Ackley weighs in at 7.5 with scope and sling. It balances well and recoil isn't bad at all.