with most 240 grain loads, my Mountain Gun is fun to shoot. When the bullet weight hits over 300 grains, and the velocity stays above 1200fps, it becomes, well, uncomfortable.
Unfortunately, those fast, heavy bullets are what you tend to want to carry when hiking in the wildneress. I can live with the recoil, because I darn sure want the most effective bullet I can get.
As has been said before, grips make the difference. I got rid of those factory rubber grips, and went with Herretts Roper stocks.