That is the thickest leather covered recoil pad I've ever seen. maybe there's a couple Rolls Royce coil springs hiding under the leather. Also noticed the padding on the rear of the trigger guard. Apparently, even at almost 19 lbs., it hit hard on both ends. I recall reading Sir Samuel Baker saying when he shot his 4 bore, it spun him around and knocked him down and gave him a nosebleed and violent headache. Or was that his 2 bore? A guy showed me how he had his .308 Win. ported to reduce recoil a couple weeks ago...geez.
