I know that somewhere this has been beaten into the ground...
I am very amazed at how light this barrel is. Its performance is on par with quite a few other barrels, its nothing to write home about, and not shabby either. The weight of this thing is truly something else though. I have been using a Freak which I thought was not too heavy. I just didn't even know. It will take me a minute to get used to the balance being different.
I was glad to pick one up "used" but still in the package for a bit less than new.