Regarding the rifle's weight... I bought Brophy's book on the Springfield 1903 because it includes a fairly good chapter about the M1922s. One of the appendices lists the M1922's weight, all variants, in arsenal condition, of course, as being 8.7 lbs. The funny thing is that my sporter hefts heavier than that!

Time to buy a cheap digital 5kg kitchen scale off of Amazon. It'll also come in handy for weighing beef brisket so I can calculate brining salt.