I have a 11 trophy hunter, it is a sporter weight barrel. I've picked up and looked at a trophy predator, I would call it a medium heavy. The predator comes with the Nikon coyote special type scope with just the circles. The scope on the hunter is the BDC type, it's really a clear and pretty decent scope to be on a package deal. Call Gene Sears Supply in El Reno OK, their a huge Savage dealer and they will tell you anything you want to know.