geterdun - as longrifle said, recoil on the .22LR and even .22 magnum is virtually non-existent.

Let's say you go out to do some plinking with, oh ......... 2,000 rounds. Your thumb/fingers are going to be hurting way before your shoulder even thinks about being sore. Once you start re-roading those rotary mags you'll see what I want and why I'm giving you this recommendation.

Get a magazine loading tool. And the absolute best magazines are the factory Ruger 10-shot rotary mags.......hands down.

Hey getrdun,
I think when you go out and shoot that thing you're gonna have a pretty good chuckle about this question. Not a dumb question. You didn't know

lol, thanks fellas for clearing that up, well im bout to replace that cheap ATI dragunov stock with the choate one, but my friend said that i will have an extremely fun time with my new 22, i hope so. thanks for clearing up that confusion for me guys,

geter