A larger area on the butt helps a lot. GD
That's true. While I happen to be one that likes the Brownell-style M77 stock and have had good results with it, I once had an old B&C Carbelite on a 7mmRM M77 and that stock had a really fat butt with lots of surface area, as well as a decent pad. It spread out recoil really well, which is about all I can say for it.
