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Cowboy_mo · October 25, 2012, 04:37 PM

I have bolt rifles in both .270 and .30-06 and shoot both. The felt recoil is very similar because the .30-06 is a heavier stocked and barreled rifle.

The Chuck Hawks recoil's posted above show the limited variation between .308 and .270. Your friend's .308 probably weighs more and thus gives you less felt recoil. Different recoil pads also affect what your shoulder feels.

If you are still set on the .308, my suggestion would be to buy one already built close to what you want and go from there. In the alternative, since you seem to be recoil sensitive, I would opt for the suggestion above to go with a .223 or .243. Either caliber will kill yotes with much less recoil than a .308 or .270.

The .243 can also be used for elk (there are many posts on this forum about elk successfully taken with it as long as you limit the range to 200 yds.)

October 25, 2012, 04:37 PM	#15
Cowboy_mo Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,039	A lot of variants to recoil besides caliber I have bolt rifles in both .270 and .30-06 and shoot both. The felt recoil is very similar because the .30-06 is a heavier stocked and barreled rifle. The Chuck Hawks recoil's posted above show the limited variation between .308 and .270. Your friend's .308 probably weighs more and thus gives you less felt recoil. Different recoil pads also affect what your shoulder feels. If you are still set on the .308, my suggestion would be to buy one already built close to what you want and go from there. In the alternative, since you seem to be recoil sensitive, I would opt for the suggestion above to go with a .223 or .243. Either caliber will kill yotes with much less recoil than a .308 or .270. The .243 can also be used for elk (there are many posts on this forum about elk successfully taken with it as long as you limit the range to 200 yds.)