Quote Originally Posted by diesel View Post
tell ya what, I'm 81, 6' 1" 215 lbs. but with that Authur Ritus in both shoulders, from the bench, any recoil hurts. solution, a Past magnum recoil pad. have shot 300 WIN mag many times at the bench without TOO much discomfort. when shooting a couple shots at game, (it you need more than that, something's wrong) you never feel that recoil anyhow. never go to the range without it.
Quote Originally Posted by charlie b View Post
Instead of installing a pad on each rifle I use a PAST shoulder recoil pad. Works much better too as it distributes the recoil over a larger area.
+1 on the PAST recoil pad. I have had neck and upper back surgery so shooting any of my hard recoiling rifles just plain hurts. I got the PAST super magnum pad and can easily make it through a 50 shot session with my 300 Win Mag.