RE: Problem with flinching
I like the lighter bullet idea, I have always thought that is why my slugs hit so hard. Troutdude...try 3" magnum deer slugs...they will knock you over compared to 3 " shot loads. The recoil from Partition Gold 2 3/4 is so bad it rattles my scope mounts (the screws) loose! Unlike what my dad says is common, the more you shoot, the more you flinch, I seem to flinch less after 3 shots or so (those slugs are the only thing that I use that will make me flinch). I use a small sandbag btw my shoulder and gun to lessen it, and it is not good form (parallax-wise, etc.), but I only need to hit deer vitals at 100 yards, and that it will do...I wish I was only 2-3 " off at 200 yds, but not allowed to use my .308 in IL. Enjoy the confidence and accuracy that rifle (not shotgun) hunting provides and always remember your shotgun-limited deer hunting brothers in IL, Iowa, and other places when you get to use that deadly '06.
Good luck