Couple of factors left out ....
When comparing recoil between different shoulder fired arms, several factors need to be accounted for.
First, I own and shoot both a: 12ga O/U field grade shotgun and Mauser 98 action 375 H&H.
The important things are: the weight bullet or shot charge, muzzle velocity and weight of rifle or shotgun and shooting position. My 375 H&H with lower power scope weighs ~9.5 lbs. My shotgun weighs ~8.6 lbs.
The more the rifle or shotgun weighs the less felt recoil. Shooting position is just as important too! I prefer to fire my 375 H&H from the standing position where my whole body can absorb and move with the recoil. I would not shoot it prone, and from the bench I add a ten pound shot bag between my shoulder and the butt of the stock.
I tend to use bird-shot loads in my shotgun, but under heavy loads it is less pleasant to shoot than the 375 H&H.
Just for comparison sake, my 7mm Rem Mag, 160 gr Speers, has about two-thirds the recoil of my 375 H&H shooting 270 gr Hornadys.
YMMV
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