I mentioned earlier i was a little concerned about the recoil of the .375 H&H having not shot a rifle bigger than .300 win mag up to this point. I fired 9 rounds of 300 grain Federal power shocks. I fired the first 6 without a scope mounted using the iron sights and off of sticks and 3 more with the scope mounted off sticks after I bore sighted it. Not to zero the scope, just to check eye relief and see if I would get a nice kiss (I did not but was overly cautious and need to move the scope back a bit). The recoil is definitely stout but manageable. I wouldn’t want to quickly burn through a box shooting it in a t shirt at the range. Ordered a past shoulder pad for practice. Honestly less recoil than I expected and didn’t feel noticeable worse than a lighter weight .300 win mag.