I hate short, light weight rifles if for no other reason then the muzzleblast...I've already got ringing in the ears and a rifle with less than a 22 inch barrel will light you up...When I had my .243 rebarreled I went with a 24 inch tube for this reason...

Now, I'm 6ft 5 and weigh 240 so a standard sized bolt action feels like a light weight to me...