When the RPR magnums came out, a friend of mine bought the 338 Lapua. I went out with him the first time he shot it. 3 rds to get it on target at 200yds, then went to 300yds. He said "go ahead and try five, see what it'll do". Now, I'm getting a little recoil sensitive anymore and kinda puckered up at the sight of that size of a cartridge, but what the hell! Surprisingly I put all 5 inside a 2" circle. It not only shot great but felt great! I've got a 6.5 CM and none of us thought the 338 kicked much, if anymore than it did. It was actually fun shooting the 338. I could have shot it all day. So, I decided that I had to have one more rifle. One big caliber while I could still handle it. Found a good deal and bought one. Same rifle, scope might be a bit lighter. Took the 4 set screws out of the muzzle brake like my friends. Shot the same ammo. Should be close to identical. But. This thing just beats my ass! Although my groups are bigger that really doesn't bother me. I feel if it had the recoil I was expecting the groups would be better. The other guy with us that first day thought mine recoiled harder too when he had a chance to shoot it. So am I crazy here?? It was a pleasure to shoot my buddy's rifle, but mine is work. What am I missing here?