if one has to worry about recoil then the rifle specs are wrong. i use a winchester mod 70 in 300 wsm and it shoots pretty tame for a magnum, im only 65 kg and 77 yrs of age.
a 20 inch barrel is not user friendly.
ill be in nz in feb next yr and thought a stripper red stag hunt would be just the berries. needs two other hunters, chopper in n walk out or fly out. ill supply rifle so thats an easy part.
let me know if interested.
well do tell what it cost you, very interested. its just that simply by flying down under one can have a lot of fun hunting in the south island of nz, no lottery tickets, no checkerboards, no limit etc simply a paradise