may grip to hold the battering ram 10 steady during use the battering ram 10 may also have one or more harnesses 30 to strap the battering ram 10 to the body of the user 34 this will also help the user 34 in carrying the battering ram 10 and keeping it steady during use it should be clearly understood that substantial benefit may still be derived from the battering ram 10 having no handle 32 or harnesses 30 as shown in fig1 the battering ram 10 may also have at least one restraint strap 44 in one embodiment a mount 42 defining an aperture is coupled to the housing 12 and another mount 42 defining an aperture is coupled to the ramming head 18 each end of the strap 44 will be coupled to one of the apertures of the mounts 42 the strap 44 may be made of nylon or any other suitable material the strap 44 will provide enough slack to allow the ramming head 18 to slide outward approximately 4 5 inches and will prevent the ramming head 18 from sliding completely off of the housing 12 the strap 44 may be removable or may be permanently coupled to the mounts 42 the battering ram 10 may have any number of restraint straps 44 and it should be clearly understood that substantial benefit may still be obtained if there are no restraint straps 44 on the battering ram 10 one way to forcibly open an enclosure 40 such as the door depicted in fig1 is to use an embodiment of the battering ram 10 of.