cluttonfred
Member
Two points....
1) Why not simply go with lighter .308 loads for all the times that you're not hunting elk?
2) Since good ammo very quickly adds up to the price of a new gun, and if you don't want to add another caliber but want something that kicks less, maybe the answer is heavier gun in .308? A Model Seven is handy and light but part of the kick is because it weights only 6 1/2 pounds. There are other guns, handy but not so light, that would do the trick.
1) Why not simply go with lighter .308 loads for all the times that you're not hunting elk?
2) Since good ammo very quickly adds up to the price of a new gun, and if you don't want to add another caliber but want something that kicks less, maybe the answer is heavier gun in .308? A Model Seven is handy and light but part of the kick is because it weights only 6 1/2 pounds. There are other guns, handy but not so light, that would do the trick.