So I have actually fired a fairly similar cartridge before, a 500 A square back when that was still a thing. The recoil was definitely obnoxious, but still manageable. Looking at the ballistics, I'm guessing the 500 jeffery has similar recoil, from a similar sized rifle (planning for a weight of 12 to 15 lbs., as I'm going to be using for hog hunting from the back of a truck, it doesn't need to be light.) I figure I'll use this mostly for hunting, it probably isn't going to saturday range trips or 3 gun competitions.