Good advice from Hacimsaalk. However, don't worry about the kick while hunting, if you get a big 'ole tom in range, your adrenaline will be so high, you'll be lucky if you remeber pulling the trigger much less the recoil. Follow Hacimsaalk's advice if it's still a problem and when patterning your gun, but I promise you won't feel the recoil when shooting at a longbeard or a jake for that matter. Good Luck...GB