It's not what you call a carry rifle, the stock weighs in at 15 pounds. The strap is purely for looks. It's really a smooth shooter, all that weight absorbs just about all the recoil and the brake keeps it down. At 150 yds. it will shoot a 5 shot 1/2" group when all is together with gun and shooter using 7.62 match M852 ammo. When I use all that up I'm going to start rolling my own as soon as I get all the stuff.