No sir, I may have made an error there. I believe I was thinking of older Sakos, I thought my partners was an A7 but it is not if they weigh 6.5 pounds. I admittedly dont know much about them except for what I posted. 6 1/2 pounds is a great weight for a rifle. Maybe my partners is older? A Finnbear maybe? It is very heavy. He also has a vixen in 222 rem which is a splendid little rifle.