Recoil bothers me. It bothers me when it gets tobe enough I can't watch the bullet hit. It bothers me when it rearranges my clothing.
I've had a few old shotguns with so much drop that even target loads rocked them back up into my cheek and that hurts after a while. The stock design can make a gun much more tiring to shoot a lot. Really heavy recoil is much more tiring than light recoil for me
I've only gotten a scope rash from one gun, and then it was a situation in which I was so cold I had to will myself to relax and concentrate solely on getting the shot done so I could go warm my hands in the guts. Forgot to hang onto the rifle and got my first and only scope rash.
My crossbow is very tiring to shoot even from a bench because it isn't well designed and balanced like a decent rifle, and the pattern of getting sloppy shows up exactly like when I shoot a rifle that comes back hard.
