You should not develop a flinch none of these guns kicks any harder than a 12 gauge shotgun with some duck or turkey loads and you don't hear the same people on this very board complaining about the recoil when they shoot a turkey.

The 180 grain Norma ammo is about $35 a box. Also. If you don't reload any want to shoot the rifle some you can always shoot that, then if you feel the need swap to another load for hunting. Although the $35 box stuff will flat smoke a deer. I just wouldn't shoot a moose with it or an angry bear.

You can always get a brake put on but I would shoot it first and see what it does.