I appreciate it armoredman! It feels very well balanced with the wood and while of course heavier - I wouldn't call it significantly heavier. Once you put all the rails, sights, lights etc on a tactical version (ie - my other one) I wouldn't call the weight an issue at all. Handles quite well actually! This previously had the black Czech furniture as sold from Czechpoint (VZ58 tactical but with a regular black stock instead of the AR stock)...