Now if the figures are correct the heavy barrel fitted to my P-H 1200V weighs 4 1/2lbs. The rifle in 6mm Remington weighs about 10lbs.
What people seem to forget is that the stock can weigh a lot more depending upon the material it's made from. Natural wood varies a lot in weight and deinsity for example the stocks on my Medwell & Perrit and the P-H 1200C weigh an awful lot. The factory weight for the 1200C is 7 3/4 lbs yet mine weighs closer to 10 lbs. As the metal work can only vary a bit dependant upon caliber (size of hole through the barrel
) it's the wood which makes the huge difference. I was shocked when it arrived and I felt the heft of it. Weighing it with scope, bi-pod leather sling and Wildcat P8 it weighed well over 12 lbs and this rifle has a normal sporting weight barrel in 25-96. The rifle was bought already screw cut for moderator use for those places that insist on their use.
One needs to consider the all up weight of an outfit and not just the weight of one component.
Barrel heating from normal sporting cartridges like the 270 Win, 30-06, .280 and 7x64 should not really be a problem unless there is a problem in the bedding and set up of the stock. One should easily be able to fire a Five round group then set aside to cool. Yes in direct sun on a hot day it will take time to cool but as mentioned that's why one takes more than one rifle to a testing session
.