Totally worth it, dude. I love mine. It's one of the top dogs in crucible, and basically any story mission that doesn't have an "epic" modifier. Don't let the stats fool you, the gun is really stable, although the range is a bit lacking. The regen/reload perk is AMAZING, especially if you have a hard time keeping your health up or your mag full In the crucible, it's a two burst to the head, or three burst to the body to kill, dealing 34 damage to the head, and I BELIEVE, but am unsure, as to the body damage, but I think it's 27. Any tier one enemy (dregs, shanks, vandals, acolytes, thrall, psions, legionairs, goblins, harpies) it's normally a one shot burst kill. Tier two enemies (captians, knights, centurions, colossus, wizards, hobgoblins, minotaurs) will take little more work, but it still gets the job done.