wharf,

Before I got into the larger calibres, I went from a 222 to a 30-06 and I thought that
kicked like a mule !!! I then went to a 9.3 x 64 and that was worse. As I learnt
how to shoot the bigger bores and handle recoil better, now the 500 J, 505 Gibbs and
500 Nitro are no problems at all.

I concur with Mike, if it is your first bigger bore, that is definately another reason to go 375H&H
- if you don't like it, it's easier to offload as well.

Very few Brno's have been shot a lot - they may not look that good on the outside as they get
carried by Deer Hunters alot but generally the bores are great.

Anything under $1000 is OK. Try to get a Brno 602 as opposed to the current CZ550.

Also, Try to get the Brno Scope Rings that originaly cam e with the gun if you can.

Hope this helps

500 Nitro