As noted above, it is a 23" barrel that weights 2 lbs and has a LW/thin contour. For comparison a 22" Savage factory sporter barrel weights about 2 lbs, 6 oz. The only ER Shaw Savage Pre-fit barrel I've owned was 24" and had a heavy sporter/magnum contour. If I remember correctly it weighed around 2 lbs, 8 oz. If your trying to build a light weight hunting rifle, then this barrel is about as light as it is going to get given its length. It heats up quickly, so three shot strings are about the limit before groups open up. I'm impressed with the barrel and it will shoot sub 1" groups. So far, I've had the best results with IMR 7828 and Hornady 154 gr SST bullets.
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