Right now I shoot a .375 H&H for all of my big game hunting. I like it right well and can honestly say I don't remember the recoil when firing at game. The recoil can be a bit brutal when firing multiple rounds from the bench. I can handle the recoil from 3" 10 guage shotgun rounds pretty well but 20 to 25 rounds is about all I want in 1 session.