[ So, very roughly,
45 oz barrels ~ 5# 14oz
48 oz barrels ~ 6# 2oz
49 oz barrels ~ 6# 4oz
Must be heavier then normal barrels Mike. They come in at 51 oz.
Well there ya go. My formula would predict your gun would weigh 6# 8oz.
My 30" Utica barrels weigh 51.5 oz. It has a semi-beavertail and to get the handling I want, it weighs 6# 10 oz. [/quote]
Might have to go to plan B, which is working over a 20 gauge SW with 26" tubes. It tips the scales at 5 lbs 15 oz currently but is balanced well. This is to be a Grouse/Woodcock gun and I need it to be very portable as they say. I'll say it will be carried a whole lot more then its shot. That said, I'll see what the guys in PGS say. FWIW, they started with a 7 lb 5 oz Sterlingworth and turned it into a finished product of 6 lbs 12 oz and its just a tad muzzleheavy (which I like).
