No the weight was not altered enough to tell, but the shorter length of pull made the rifle handle MUCH faster. BLRs come fairly long. A stock that's too long, in either a rifle of a shotgun is always slower to get on target with.
In making custom stocks I have learned that a slightly short stock is never bad unless scope cuts are a problem, but a long stock is always a bit un-handy.
If you look at the LOP on the old US Krag, the M-1 Garand and the M14 you may be a bit surprised at what they measure. But even tall men had no problem with any of them.
Long LOPs are what factories do today to keep scopes away from your head. But even then it's not needed in most cases until the recoil gets to the 300 mag level or greater.
In making custom stocks I have learned that a slightly short stock is never bad unless scope cuts are a problem, but a long stock is always a bit un-handy.
If you look at the LOP on the old US Krag, the M-1 Garand and the M14 you may be a bit surprised at what they measure. But even tall men had no problem with any of them.
Long LOPs are what factories do today to keep scopes away from your head. But even then it's not needed in most cases until the recoil gets to the 300 mag level or greater.