I spoke w/ a gun smith that owns both a .300 RUM BDL and a sendero .338 RUM and he said the .300 with a muzzle brake has more recoil than the .338 sendero Without !!Granted, The Sendero is more money But , I am going on his recommendation and getting the .300 RUM SS Sendero. And the new ones ship w/ the new R3 recoil pad by Sims Vib labs. As a matter of fact, I ordered one today!!