I'm fi'nda take the Whelen out for hogs in about a month, and will echo all the comments about easy load development. The pad on the 700 CDL works well, but slingin' 250 SP's is all I care for in the recoil department. This hunt will see me tossing 225 TSX's over Varget, and they're not all that much easier on my shoulder.
In its life with me, this rifle has obliterated a few hogs, and flattened a Flathead Valley Shiras Moose. I don't foresee myself needing more oomph for anything I'm planning to hunt.
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