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The OP didn't really indicate their purpose for the rifle. That would certainly make things easier.
 
for a soft shooting mil-surp, especially if you have an injured shoulder, it would have to be an ar, or maybe an m1 carbine.

garands are fairly soft for full power battle rifles, but i wouldnt want to shoot one with an injured/painful shoulder.

id say the best bet is an ar.
 
That, my friend, is your problem. Those stocks tend to be rather abusive to your shoulder due to their minimalist design. Switch it out for a regular stock or a better side-folding stock and you'll see the difference. My Romanian underfolder is very gentle. Granted, I did put a brake on it since it came with a threaded barrel.
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I had a wooden AKM-style stock on it originally, but decided to trade a bit more felt recoil for the utility of the sidefolder. I like the looks of the AK103-type folders but am not sure they'll work with a Kobra. Mine has a bare muzzle (I don't care for brakes on intermediate-caliber rifles) and that undoubtedly makes the recoil a little more noticeable.

My point was, though, that the 7.62x39mm does generate more recoil than 5.45x39mm or 5.56x45mm, and while it is not a particularly hard-kicking gun by any means, the recoil is definitely nonzero. If a couple of guns are identical except for caliber, the 7.62x39mm model will kick more than the 5.45x39mm model or the 5.56x45mm model.
 
The 5.45x39 in an 8 pound AK is a very mild recoiling rifle, and has the advantage of being cheap with very cheap surplus ammo. But if you just want a plinker, it would be hard to beat a 22 semi like the 10/22. For hunting, a standard weight 243 will serve well for deer sized game with small recoil.
 
your question begs the answer....."7x57 mauser" light in recoil and you can't get anymore military surplus than that.
 
Look hard at the Tavor since you live in Canada and can actually get them, unlike us poor bastards in the States.

BSW
 
I went to an AR-15 for the same reason. I also have a Saiga but I don't use it as it heavier, less accurate and a little more recoil. But the Saiga maybe a better deer rifle. Also with the AR you can change buffers and springs to lessen recoil more if needed.
 
I'm almost certain an M1 is a restricted firearm in canada
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I don't live there nor know for certain, but from what I can glean off the net, you can. I too vote for the M1 Carbine as the best choice...after that some variant of 5.56NATO rifle; first and foremost for me would be the Tavor...which IS available in CAN...but not in the US. :(
 
Romanian M69 - .22 trainer. The little flip up sights work about right with subsonic .22's and mine is quite accurate.

Have you put a limbsaver pad on what you have now? I'm a skinny guy so I have one of the slip-ons to make up for lacking any natural "padding".

Shoot standing. Recoil on anything is easier when your body can move to help absorb it.

Shoot non-dominant side?
 
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Hey everyone, I'm new to the THR. I recently hurt my shoulder pretty severely. Im looking to purchase a new rifle but am definitely concerned about excessive recoil. Im interested mainly in military surplus arms. Does anyone have a recommendation?
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First let me recommend the Chuck Hawkins recoil comparison charts. I owned a 30-06 for 30 years and was tried of the 3 shot and done routine every year. I wanted to shoot my deer rifle more often without being beaten up. The CH recoil charts helped me choose a less punishing but effective deer hunting caliber.

http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm

I wound up with a 6.5x55 Swede. It is an amazing light recoiling cartridge with a storied past, (actually it is older than the 30-06), and is the number one big game cartridge in Europe being used for even for Moose. The BC is also quite good -upper 4's for many bullet selections so the long range potential is there. Europeans use this caliber for 300 yards competitions even today.
I have used it last year to drop two nice deer each with one shot clean kills.

Next it meets your military requirement.

Finally recoil. Recoil is virtually equal to a 30-30 which to many people a real easy to shoot a lot gun.
 
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