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In my opinion the Super, or Supper grade is too "beefy". They left too much lumber in the stock combined with a heavier weight 24" barrel adds up to a beautiful pig of a rifle to carry around. It'll make a beautiful safe queen or range rifle, but I wouldn't hunt with one.
After mounting a scope, sling and loaded with ammo it'll be over 10 lbs. There is no way I'm lugging around a 10 lb deer rifle. Most elephant rifles designed to handle 458 recoil are in that weight class. No reason for a 30-06 to weigh that much.
In 30-06 I'd buy the Featherweight. Don't let the name fool you, it is featherweight in name only. In fact it is still heavier than most modern standard weight rifles. About 8 lbs ready to hunt. That is still heavier than I prefer, but manageable.
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