I had a Bearcat for a lot of years and always carried it while big game hunting in case I saw a grouse! Well -- I did and after drawing down on the grouse, I finally decided to pass up on the shot because i didn't want to screw up deer hunting and miss the grouse on top of it! The reason -- the...
Some time ago I bought a .338 Win Mag with the paddle stock. It had brutal recoil and I've always handled recoil very well. With the reccommendation of my gunsmith at the time, I eventually re-stocked it with a Pacific Research stock and that stock softened the recoil as much as a muzzle brake...