Hopefully this makes it a bit more comfortable to shoot...
My 3" Super Blackhawk is one of my favorite "woods bumming" companions and therefor gets loaded with a suitable .44 mag load for that kind of duty. Its "standard load" for which it remains sighted is a 300 grain bullet from an LBT mold over a really stiff charge of W-W 296. Even out of this short little gun, that bullet breaks 1,200 fps. Recoil has always been rather noticeable.
In an effort to mitigate that a bit, I just purchased, fitted, and installed a grip frame from the Ruger Bisley series of single actions. This particular grip design is well know for helping with heavier recoil. I have another example of the Bisley, this one with a 7 1/2" barrel in .45 Colt. In shooting it rather extensively with heavy loads, I've come to agree that the grip shape does help.
So, here is the "before and after" on my little Super Blackhawk.
Before:
After:
