Think of excessive drop, short chambers (2 5/8 on 12's), sharp combs, and short forcing cones. This can add up to recoil if you just grabbed a box at Walmart they are made to cycle an A-5
and kick hard in any gun.
bill
You can add excessive pitch to that list, also. A gun that has the muzzles 6-8" from the wall, when the butt is up against the baseboard WILL boot you, when it goes off.
As to Fox runs notion that "Bodio is no McIntosh", I have yet to read anything by McIntosh on fishing, the sport of kings (Falconry) ornthology, geology, ranch wars, loss of a soul mate, chile, sight hounds, Mongolia, pigeon racing, cock fighting, hunting with the fairer sex, or a thousand other topics, I have enjoyed by Mr. Bodio.
Steve Bodio, can write on a wide variety of interesting subjects. Including guns. No writer gets it right 100% of the time for 100% of other poeple, but, Bodio does a great job. I remember when McIntosh was savaged (rightly so, maybe) for advising people to take the choke out of their clay target guns.
I did read one magazine article where Mike got loose in his wife's kitchen (literally, he polished off several bottles of wine during the prep, by his own admission) preparing a blackbird pie of some sort.
I know I'd much rather eat, drink, or listen to stories round a campfire, with Stephan Bodio.
Not that it is an issue, anymore. But, on my bucket list is doing just that with Steve, if he will have me. We've talked about it. Just have to do it.
Best,
Ted