This is a darn old thread, but since the last comment is somewhat recent, I'll give it a long answer. I hunt the Allegheny Nat Frst almost exclusively. My Adirondack is a pleasure to drag around , weighing in at 5lb 13oz finished. You could get a tad lighter by doing some work or adding a lighter scope, but the scope I already had from a previous project, and 5-13 was plenty light enough for me. The recoil is absolutely manageable in my 7mm-08. Recoil is really subjective at times so it's hard to compare it to my others. I hand load it with 139gr sst and am getting sub 1/2" groups if I do my part. Overall I have no complaints so far
