I'm so happy to have it back

Someone said it may not kick as bad as a 338 Win Mag?? The 338 I have isn't too bad, more snaps your neck than kicks sharp, more push than kick. Muzzleloaders and Shotguns can kick harder that that. This thing isn't a light weight. 26" barrel and the tapper isn't like a mountain gun either. My guess is around 9# w/o a scope and rings on it. A new 'premium' recoil pad is a good idea. Dad used to put a slip on pad over the one that's on the gun and then place a small pillow on his shoulder when shooting it. Us kids were scared to death of that thing, I never did shot it.

Uncle and his family hunted with it, don't know the talley for it but it has been on many elk and deer hunts as well as many trips to the range. The rear sight is a two piece folding leaf. The leaves don't like to stay up, there kind of loose. Think I'll wait to shoot it untill I have a scope on it. Got 5 boxes of reloads with the gun, and found out a buddy has a set of dies that he will never use, I know because he's a bit recoil shy and ain't now way he's ever going to own a big gun like this.