Just wondering if anyone has any comments, or insight into an observation I have concerning recoil management.

I have a Savage 110 in 7mm Mag with an aftermarket, Bishop, stock. This gun is an honest to goodness dream to shoot. I believe the stock design has drastically reduced the felt recoil in shooting this gun. I have chrono'd velocity, it is doing what it should. I also have a Win 70 7mm Mag with BOSS. The Win 70 with BOSS has more felt recoil, IMO. I have no idea how I would measure recoil other than impression, and shooting comparisons at the range.

Even comparing it to other calibers I have, my 6mm in Rem 788, with no recoil pad, has more felt recoil than the Savage. This may not be a good comparison, as the hard plastic butt piece may be the contributing factor. The recoil has a much different feel. Still, my shoulder will get sore much sooner with the 6mm.

So this all leads me to, is there a way to chose an after market stock that reduces felt recoil? I stumbled on my situation very much by mistake, but would like to replicate on purpose. I have made a step into owning a very heavy recoil caliber (338 RUM), and anticipate I will be looking for ways to manage recoil. I don't really want to go the direction of muzzlebreak unless it becomes absolutely necessary. I haven't shot the gun yet, so this is all in anticipation.

Any thoughts?