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As a final note on the .308 vs .30/06 thing, from personal experience I can say handloaders should opt for the 30/06 in any standard length bolt gun because factory ammunition — with now a few exceptions – leaves velocity on the table. In barrels of at least 22 inches,  it is not difficult to safely obtain muzzle velocities materially over 3,000 foot seconds with a 150 grain bullet. The .308 is pretty much maxed out at factory ammunition velocities. 

The difference becomes even more pronounced with 180 grain bullets, which provide the best combination of trajectory and power for long range shooting. My idea of long range being 300 yards, at a living unwounded creature 

However, these velocities are best realized in a rifle with an all up weight of not less than 8.5 pounds because the recoil is increased significantly. 

P.S. I’ve only owned two of them but both my 22″ ’06 Featherweights, a 1956 and a 1960, weighed about 7 pounds empty and unscoped. Both had Pachmayr pads to factory LOP.  Wood density can matter but I think 6.5 pounds is pretty optimistic. No question they weigh less than the standard rifle — and a hell of a lot less than my 1960 Browning High Power.