mr atkinson:

thank you for your input, sir. i value your opinion very highly indeed. some of the "experts" at this forum are just arm-chair experts. i know you as a true expert, and a modest one as well.

my wm douglass is not overly light, and while the recoil is stout at the bench, it is OK in the field, both because in the field i am standing, and because i am thinking about other things, not anticipating recoil.

thanks & happy new years

lapsub