I agree it's a bit challenging from the bench trying for tiny groups, but the two field shots I took, fairly close at foxes last month, seemed super easy, the rifle going off almost by itself at the right instant. I'll get in some serious practice in the off season and see if my impression is correct. It definitely carries easily, and I've not felt a need to switch shoulders while carrying it slung into my stand like some others. It's common for fans of heavy rifles to opine that one's better off losing ten pounds of body weight than worry about a pound or two of rifle weight, but my arms and shoulders don't get tired from my body weight, but they do from what I carry with them, and that can affect my shooting, especially on quick offhand shots.
