Bloodnativ,

I regularly shoot my Ruger #1 458 Win Mag. Recoil is brisk, but not uncomfortable with bullets up to 510 gr. Length of pull is more important than weight, in my opinion. As a tall fellow, I find that stocks that are too short give one the opportunity to get whacked in the face with a scope. On this gun I use irons, but on my #1 in 375 H&H I added a thicker recoil pad just to get another half nch of length.

Take care, Tom