I have owned an Ithaca Mag-10 and found the recoil to be tolerable. I bought a CZ 550 in .416 Rigby. I replaced the factory recoil pad with a Limbsaver. The English language does not have the words to describe the recoil from this gun. It was like having Mike Tyson hitting me in the shoulder with a sledgehammer! The gun is beautiful and the sound of the gun brings the range to a stop, but the recoil is not tolerable. I am afraid that gun will cause physical damage to my shoulder or detach a retina. Would a muzzlebrake significantly reduce the recoil?