Use a sling when transporting it. Lay it on your lap when seated. Buy a slip-on recoil pad for it too. It may not make it a genuine olden days looker. But it will help stop what ails you physically.

I did it. But I made sure to remove it, when selling the ML Hawkens-style to a dealer.

If you like admire the ML, you can fix it to satisfy you. It just may not appease the traditionalists around you. Really, I don't care to appease anyone but myself, when holding and using my ML.