How a gun balances is pretty much like how a gun fits: different shooters have different needs/preferences. But if you locate the balance point on your GL, you will find that it is a good bit farther forward than is typical on sxs game guns. You can see, in the receiver, where Ruger removed metal to save weight. While they accomplished that goal, the end result was a gun with more of a weight forward or barrel heavy bias than is typical. That's neither good nor bad, just depends on a shooter's preferences--but it is a fact.