I'm not a wuss, but after 30 or so rounds of .308, my shoulder gets bruised, and its not as fun to shoot. My Choate UV Stock on my Savage 10FP, has lots of places to stash lead. In the grip, and behind the recoil pad, has nicely been fitted with solid lead blocks, bringing the weight of the rifle to 18lbs. If it isn't more comfortable to shoot now, I am a wuss This is a target shooter only, no way would I want to carry that thing as heavy as it is now.