Talk to target shooters about recoil. They want the bare minimum in recoil that will get the bullet to the middle of the target. When we shoot long range or even at moderate range recoil matters a lot.
As to hunters and recoil I suggest reading Bob Hagel. He wrote quite a few pages on it and states that it matters a lot.
That's the word from target shooters and Bob Hagel. If recoil does not bother you then good for you.
