Had mine for well over a year now, my favourite rifle. Soft shooter, definitely doesn't need a brake IMHO. Need to hand load to get best groups, no problem getting 1/2 MOA if I do my part. Stock is fine, wanted the FDE but that wasn't going to happen, so got the black and it's fine. Bottom line, it is a relatively inexpensive quality buy, I have more expensive firearms that aren't near as good.