Fit of the stock has as much to do with felt recoil as anything. Worst for me was a Marlin 336 in 30/30. Not notorious for it's recoil, but it sure was tough for me to get a good cheek weld, and when I didn't, I knew it as soon as I touched it off. Had a Century made stock on one of my FN's for a short time that did the same thing. Not brutual amounts of recoil in the traditional sense, but it hurts a lot more when you take it in the cheek instead of the shoulder.