mickey i also owen a 8 gauge flint lock and its a nice gun
i used to owen a 2 bore elephant gun that would make the 700 look like a pop gun i sold it because i wanted a repeating firearm like the 700

how much practical exp do you have so what you shot a 700 2 time dose that make you a expert on the subject i dont fuckin think so

why dont you call up butch searcy the guy who builds and shoots the 700 more than any one you probably ever known

i am not scared of recoil i to have owend a 577 i just didnt like the one i had.

butch searcy will also tell you about the guy who got 9 feet of penetration with the 700. just ask him the guy who shot the elephant his name is don. and is featured in the movie hunters and ivory. available from www.outdoorvisions.com