Charts list 12 gauge 3.5 magnums in the high 70's fp of recoil.
Holy crap........[:-]
So my turkey gun is the neighborhood of just about everything listed on that one chart thatyou would use for dangerous African game?
Good thing turkeys aren't dangerous or God only knows what type of gun we'd need.

No wonder I had to spend 1/2hr looking for a detached retina.