Somethings amiss if a 7/8 oz. load at around 1200 is kicking you too hard in that gun. I have shot 1300 of those loads a day, for four days, out of a 6 lb. 5 oz. Beretta 697 SPII Sporting, and never had a bruise or any recoil issue. Any tenderness in the shoulder pocket would be gone the next morning. And, I only weighed 165 lbs. at that time. I know people react to recoil differently, but that doesn't seem right to me.

???? SRH

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