Thanks for the suggestions - I have done some searching online as one user commented but I was hoping that someone would give some feedback to what worked or didn't work for them specifically. I always find it useful to query members on forums like this rather than going off of the "customer reviews" on particular retail outlets. I do like the looks of the recoil harness though - thanks for the heads up.

As far as wearing a thick jacket - I think I would die of heat stroke this time of year in FL - temp today was in the upper 90's with the humidity the heat index was around 101 F. I do appreciate the suggestions though, the muzzle break attachment is pretty neat - I've never seen one for the No 4 before, interesting.

I found a leather slip on recoil pad that pachmayr makes that looks interesting, they have one in leather and a velcro closure. Only seems to come in two sizes (Small and Large) in the brown color version, but I think the harness seems to be the best/easiest solution for now.

Thanks gents