Southpaw,
I just went and weighed two stocks and forends. My walnut stock and schnabel forend which came on my 30.06 Encore when new - combined weight is 1# - 14.6 oz. I have a TC rynite(?) synthetic set that came on another Encore - weighs 1#- 13.4 oz. Not much difference, is there? I also have a Boyd's walnut stock which is identical to the original, so I weighed it (stock only) as it feels slightly heavier - just denser wood. The original TC walnut stock as mentioned in the set above is 1# -7.4 oz. vs the Boyd's walnut stock which is 1# - 9.2 oz. Hope this helps. Good Shootin'.