Thanks! Things went well. The rifle functioned as it should. I used loads on the light side (535g Woodleigh Soft Points at 2100 fps) to start out with. Since my range is under construction, I really couldn't sight it in today, so I only shot 10 rounds, 5 with irons and 5 with my Leupold 1.5 - 5x. Next time I'll load enough rounds to sight in both irons and the scope and shoot for groups and chronograph. Recoil was fine both offhand and from the bench, no shoulder bruises, no headaches, no eyebrow cut ...

Chuck