I noticed you are trying to become aquainted to the recoil of the .470 NE. I have both a .470 and a .500 NE and I fully admit that the recoil is stout, but I personally think the recoil of my Benelli SBE (12 GA) with 3" Magnum buckshot round, or 3 1/2" duck rounds has more recoil. I would recommend shooting a 12 gauge shotgun for several days. After shooting even 2 3/4" birdshot the recoil of the .470 NE will not seem near as stout. Just food for thought, and a heck of a lot cheaper to start off with. More of a hard shove then a brutal kick (as you feel with a bolt action 7mm Rem Mag (Savage). Best of luck and congrats on the DR.