Recoil? Design and fit of a stock was never made clearer to me when I built a .35 Whelen for a guy, and shot it same day, same loads with my own .35. Mine was built in the '60's, somewhat using the principle of Roy Weatherby's designs, minus the chrome wheels and pinstriping. The one I built for the guy was a so called "Classic straight comb". Put a Pachmayr on the new one, mine had an old hard rubber pad. A difference of night and day between the comfort level of the two rifles. Too bad the the old triangular forend and full comb slope away style has fallen out of style, they are a joy to shoot on a kicker, although many here would deny the Whelen is a kicker.
