I know that when you're out in the woods hunting you can shoot any load and never feel the kick, but patterning can be punsihment, especially with 3 1/2 inch loads. You may want to invest in a Sims recoil pad, those things really work. I went from various shades of purple one year to no brusing the next. As for camo, most would agree that NO MOVEMENT is much more important than pattern.