I let my 8 year old son shoot my two .50cals with 250gr shockwaves and 100gr of pyrodex RS. I have never shot conicals so I can't comment on the recoil of those. You will be fine I am sure. Now if you were asking about a ML shotgun.....that would be a different story....they feel like a train hitting you in the shoulder. Let us know how it shoots because I am going to be on the lookout for that very gun when WalMart starts all of it's clearances after this upcoming season.