I decided to beat the crowd and take my H&R .308 to the range yesterday. Not many shooters because of the rain we' ve been having lately. Getting close to getting the scope dialed in. I' m wondering what I did wrong, though. Today my shoulder is killing me. I woke up this morning to a red/bruised spot on my shoulder where the deltoid attaches to my collar bone.

So what am I doing wrong? Any advice is welcome. I could tell that near the end my shots were off because I was anticipating the recoil and the shock to my tender shoulder. Should I tighten up on the rifle, relax more, use a shoulder pad, etc? I looked around at the other shooters and most seemed to be having no issues with recoil. I think my rifle jumps a lot. Some of the guys looked as if they were firing .22' s. Help me.