That's pretty much why I started this thread. I wanted to see how many would still prefer a large rifle if there were no good reason to put up with the recoil and muzzle blast. Turns out there wasnt many of you.
Keep in mind that recoil is subjective. I don't view the rifle I mentioned as a big kicker by any means. Regardless, I like the piece of mind that I can shoot a deer that is almost squarely facing me and the bullet will still exit the back side, that there is no problm blowing though both shoulders, and hitting a twig or something in route won't push the bullet too far off course. I just like the confidence the a big, heavy bullet gives me. Your mileage may vary.
