THANKS GUY'S , THE REPLIES HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL. YESTERDAY I SHOT A FRIENDS .338 RUM LOADED W/ 225 GR. AND I HAVE TO SAY, THE RECOIL IS NO PROBLEM AT ALL! PROPPED UP ON THE BACK OF MY TRUCK,NO BENCH OR PADS OR ANYTHING, DON'T GET ME WRONG,IT HAS SOME RECOIL BUT, IT IS NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS MOST PEOPLE SAY IT IS. HONESTLY, IT ONLY HAD SLIGHTLY MORE RECOIL THAN MY WOOD STOCKED REM .3006 [] IN CONCLUSION, I THANK EVERYONE FOR THERE HELP ON THIS , I'M GOING TO GET THE .300 700 RUM SYN SS BDL .