500 grains, The gun won't be ready until about Feb. of 08, not Feb. of 07, I wish. The gun will weigh about 27 lbs with the 24" barrels. I doubt it kicks alot more than my 17 lb 700 Searcy, but we will see. Tom looks like he handles his pretty well. I am shorter than him, but I weigh more. Not sure this helps any with recoil. Sometimes thin guys seem to roll with heavy recoil better than me. I tend to absorb it more. Ouch!