do .308 and .30-06 kick too much for you?

[Prod]

Not a problem. My M1 is easily manageable. It has noticeably less recoil than my Romak-3/PSL in 7.62x54R, and that has a muzzle brake. I've put up to 96 rounds through my M1 in a day wearing only a mesh running shirt and it was no big deal. Putting 100 through the Romak will typically give me a slight bruise. Mostly because every now and then I don't hold it tight enough. I've also shot .30-06 in a bolt action rifle, and it still wasn't as bad as the Romak. (I still <3 my Romak though.)

I like recoil. Lets you know that whatever is on the other end is really going to feel it.

the only 30.06 i ever shot was my friends m-1 grarand with that steel butt... i shot a full clip and didn't care to shoot anymore........... the experience was painful!

Hold it tighter next time!

 

[Dees]

I don't have much experience shooting .308 and only a little with 30-06 but I hear they both are very similar to 7.62x54r which I have plenty of experience with. I find the round a real hoot to shoot. Big bang, big flash, big impact down range, lot's of fun

 

[anymanusa]

I voted yes because my DPMS 308 wasn't 'pleasant' to shoot more than a dozen times until I put my Simms Vibration Laboratory buttpad cushion on it. Now it is a complete joy.

My FAL 308 was never bad to begin with though. I should also add that I've shot a Steyr Safebolt bolt action hunting rifle in 308 and I was a pleasure too. I don't know what it is about my DPMS, but it was such an unpleasant shooter from the get go, but with a pad, it is my favorite shooter.

That is all I have to add.

 

[TEDDY]

recoil

I started center fire with my father when I was 15,we used 1903 from legion.
and ww1 ammo.usually a bandoleer a day.I did right well as I had been shooting 22 for yrs.those days there were no ear muffs and we shot with out hearing protection and in the service AOM3C I shot the 30s and 50s with out muffs.what you say.the only 2 guns I find objectable is the Italian mod 38 carbine and the Bertier carbine[Turkish]with french mg ammo.

 

[yokel]

If one finds that the repeated kick is bothersome, distracting, and somewhat annoying, simply drape a folded hand towel across the shoulder to serve as a buffer.

 

[swingpress]

I'd say they have more than the ideal amount of recoil. Not so much as to be bothersome, but more than ideal unless you need a rifle with that much stopping power.

 

[jkingrph]

I'm good with .308 and .30-06 for countless rounds. I've never fired the big magnums, but I suspect they'd be a little much for mo
re than a couple of rounds.

It all depends, upon weight of gun, fit of gun to you, and size of buttplate( a narrow, short buttplate will hurt much more thatn a wide taller one), and your position. Standing is best, if shooting from a bench make sure you are sitting as straight up as possible, not leaning over into the gun. I took some friends out a few weeks ago shooting 45-70, 375H&H and 458 Win mag, for their first time, and made sure they followed the bench procedure I outlined. The had a ball firing 30+rounds ea of magnum loads.

 

[tinygnat219]

Based on my experience with the .30-06 cartridge, of which I will admit is limited, my Remington 721 handles it just fine and is a gentle shooter. It's a 4 shot bolt action rifle. I picked it up 2nd hand and I use it for Deer. I also wanted something that could handle any game in North America and do just fine for the occasional long range shot. I also wanted a round that I could pick up anywhere in case I forgot my hunting ammo at home.

.30-06 answered all that and more.

 

[H&Hhunter]

If it wasn't for the noise I'd have never even known a 30-06 went off the recoil so mild.