I put my Leupold VXII 2 x 7 on my W70 Classic 308 today and weighed in at 7 lb 8 oz, so quite an improvement over what I had. Can definitely tell the difference. Just before it got dark was able to fire a few rounds and got it zeroed, and cannot tell any difference in recoil. Will still be on look out for McMillian Edge stock....get it down to almost 7 lbs. would be great.