I'm really surprised how much bench pressing has helped my recoil tolerance. Last summer I'd wince at the thought of shooting my .30-06 with 220 grain bullets . This summer, after bench pressing twice a week for six months I have a lot of chest and shoulder muscle and shooting my open sighted, metal buttplate, 760 Gamemaster with 220's doesn't even bother me. I had quit bench pressing for twenty years and now I realize what I was missing. I sold my .338 last year because I couldn't handle the recoil. Now I wish I had it.
