I have one with a muzzle brake and sorbothane recoil pad, you need them!
My favorite “manliest’ gun otherwise is the M1A with a GI fiberglass stock and a National Match grade Leupold scope.
Santa brought me an M1A. I think that they and the No. 5 Enfield (Jungle Carbine) are the sexiest firearms ever made. I learned during time spent in Alaska that anything chambered in .375 H&H is a favored general-purpose weapon. Pre-64 70’s are kind of like old T-Birds...just cool.
How did you mount the scope?