B - disagreement causes horse races - a good thing, IMO.
Disassociate the subjectiveness of "feel" from the objectiveness of measured characteristics. A seven pound gun weighs seven pounds and will until someone adds or removes some material (wood or metal). But, how any given person feels about seven pound guns is an open question and should be discussed. So, weight, balance (tetter-totter point), and MOI don't tell you how a gun feels, rather they tell you how a gun "is." How you personally feel about differing "is's" remains open to discussion.
Calculating MOI from dimensions and maerial properties takes a serious computer and hardware. Fortunately, it is quite easy to measure - much like calculating weight as opposed to "tossing" the gun on a scale and reading the output. I can estimate MOI's, but usually prefer to measure.
Once you have weight, balance, MOI, and overall length, you can easily forecast the results of material removal or addition on weight, balance and MOI. Tom Hammernick provided the program to do this - thank you, Tom!!
Word of caution - there is a very considerable mental factor in "feel." Curiously, high quality guns usually "feel" better.
I'll be happy to work with you on this issue. Questions?
