Ric,
That Gemmer Kit I built weighs over 10 lbs. That’s why it is not necessarily my favorite woods walking rifle. It will flat wear you out packing it around. It’s great to put it in the rack on the 4 wheeler and go to a hunting spot where you don’t have to walk to far. It points great with all that forward weight and when swinging it you don’t have to worry about follow through. Once you get that heavy sucker moving it follows through on its own wether you need it to or not.