I' ve got the titanium in 06 and the recoil is fine. Very impressed with it' s accuracy now - shooting just over 1/2 inch groups at 100 with 150 gr corelocks factory. 165 kick a little harder but not really noticable. Deer get the worst of it! Have a Zeise 3.5/10 on it and it handles beautifully. My first Remington and after years with Sako and Winchester, I' m impressed.