The 700 BDL/SS is pretty light for a .375 H&H, and is probably a good example of how that Ruger Hawkeye is going to kick. I have had several .375s, and my modern Model 70, with 23-inch barrel and 9.25 with iron sights, is a pleasure to shoot at about 42 ft-lbs of recoil. The lightest one I had was a SxS by H&H, with hard buttplate, but it was not bad, probably because the pitch and cast off of the stock made the gun rise a lot and swing away from your face, rather than jamming straight into your shoulder.
