[Superman]

It does take some time to stop expecting the recoil. To ignore it. It takes a while.

If you expect to be hunting in thick brush, then iron sights make more sense. Otherwise, scopes are the thing. If a rifle has a scope, and if you've got some sand bags or something suitable, you can rest your shoulder against the stock while the rifle is resting on sand bags. This way, when the shot is fired, you KNOW where the scope was pointed.

With the rifle resting on your hands, the trick is to breathe correctly, squeezing the trigger only when the crosshairs are right on the money. If you shake a bit and the crosshairs come off target, you stop squeezing.