Well, thank you everyone for the wealth of info! I am not aiming (sheesh, I must be the all-time king of bad-puns on this BBS!!) for hunting really. I just want a big-bore to shoot a bit with on the range. So from what ya'll have said -- looks like my best option would be that Ruger. It is quickly growing on me. And the single shot "feature" of it IMO is nice. I am very accustomed to single shot .22's -- so I can reload very quickly with a bit of practice. And yes, the only rifle I have ever fired are .22 (one is a magnum though
). But I am not worried at all about the recoil, I believe I can handle it as I have shot a great deal of very heavy shotgun loads.
Besides, I like to know when the gun "goes-off!" Thanks again guys!
Hueco