I bought a Savage 210F new about 10 years ago . And other then adjusting the trigger down to 2 1/2 pounds trigger pull and mounting a Leupold Vari XII 3-9 I have made no other changes or modifications .

Now I only shoot 2 3/4" loads in mine and I gotta say the recoil is a little noticable but however it isn't what I would call terribly uncomfortable !

Mine really likes the Hornady SST , Winchester XP3 , Remington Accutip and Federal Barnes Tipped slugs all 2 3/4" of course .