Thanks yall!

Beretta - i wish i could have gotten my hands on that model, but those as well as the stainless laminate model seem to command a premium these days...i do like the look of the blued and wood tho..i figure ill use this one as is, and if it ends up gettin rusty ill just get it cerakoted.
The recoil reminds me of my duck gun, maybe thats why it doesnt seem bad to me as i shoot shotguns alot..the recoil impulse was very similar.
Those 210s sound interesting, as i do have some reloder 15...for now i have some 300 grain norma oryx to try out, but first i gotta shoot these other 25 rounds so i can reuse the brass and start some testing