Some interesting comments, but the rules of physics can't be denied or changed.
A big person will on average suck up recoil better than a small one over the long run for the same reason that most big bores are made to weigh more. Once you mount the rifle your weight becomes part of the unit and if you weigh 250 vs 150 like a heavy rifle you soak up recoil more efficiently.
Many of the top trap shooters of game were or are bigger than average. I've watched a couple three hundred pounders just stand there and take round after round. The shotgun hardly moves under recoil. The body jiggles around and comes back to rest quickly.
Not saying a small person can't lean to roll with the punch or that a larger person that is overly tense or muscle bound will not feel the effects of recoil more than one that can relax. Or that mental toughness can't take one places that those who don't have it will never go.
But size does soak up recoil, due to the body at rest theory. The more weight that body has, the more it wants to stay there, and it can't be ignored.
Weight is the reason the lead sled doesn't break the egg.
Last edited by battue; 03/02/11.
