On Saturday, I met with Bob and we took my 700 nitro double, my 600 overkill, and Bobs 600 nitro van horn pistol out to shoot. I have to admit that after seeing the video of the gun flying back over a guys head with the "mild" 600 load, I was a little nervous. I shot the 600 with the 1040 grain bullet and handled it with out too much trouble. I figured I had done better than the range instructor guy. Then it was time to try the full house load with the 900 grain bullets generating nearly 5600 ft.lbs of energy.I have to admit that my heart was racing pretty good before I touched the round off. To say recoil was severe would be an understatement. The only recoil I have ever felt like that was when I shot my 460 weatherby 12" barreled encore. It was quite brutal, but I held on and the gun did not come back as much as I thought it would. It is a rush of excitement. I was relieved after shooting the hotter load and noticed that all body parts were in tact and working properly. There were no cuts, bruises, black eyes, bloddy noses or broken bones, you just have to hold on really really tight to control the 600 at full power. Now it was Bobs turn with the 700 nitro. He had never shot anything above a 460 weatherby before. He handled the 700 just fine, especially for weighing a little over 1/2 of what I weigh. He rolled back with the recoil about a step and did a good job with the 700. I finished out the day shooting my 600 overkill with two different types of bullets. We then called it a day and Bob headed back up north. It was a pleasure having Bob down to shoot and I made a new friend.Bob did take some videos of the shooting and we will get them posted , hopefully with in a couple of days. Another great thing is that the 600 encore has a new home and is staying with me! It is not a gun to go plinking with everyday, but I will certainly go shooting with it again. It is a real blast.