Craig,
I shoot a 1-S in 9.3x74R. My go-to load is a 250 AB at 2,658 fps. The recoil is not objectionable to me, even from the bench and I am not a very big guy (5'9" and about 175 lbs). I did replace the factory pad with a 3/4" Decelerator as this is a "using" rifle and not a collector. 286 ABs at 2,400 are softer but with a stronger "push".
