OK, after being on this site for just a short while, I was VERY apprehensive about buying a 300 mag because of the the posts regarding concerns with recoil. Well I was quite hesitant, I bought one anyway. In the past few weeks I have put over 100 rounds through my Rem 700 SPS 300 Win and have found that it has no more recoil than my shotgun when I shoot 3 inch loads. Frankly, I have been much more sore after I have shot 25 rounds of trap than I have been shooting 15-20 through the 300 mag. It is quite loud and I wouldn't encourage shooting it without hearing protection. Am I just not sensitive (I know, I have heard it from my wife before) or is there too much hype about the recoil of the 300 mag???