cvause - Makes sense because the LA weighs 12 oz and the AX weighs 17.4 oz.

If my LT-40 needs to weigh in at darn near 7.5 lb I should go for the 55 AX which weighs in at 18.4 oz. Better yet, Ihave a Saito 82 that weighs 17.6 oz. Still needs 8 - 9 oz of lead.

Geez (am I repeating myself?) [:'(]