I haven't found the recoil of the 30-06 to be all that offensive yet. But then, I'm, only 85 years young. Seriously I've never really been all that bothered by a rifle's kick until recently The .375 H&H in in semiretirement and the .404 Jeffery and .416 Rigby are fully retired. I still can do limited shooting with a .300 Win. Mag but the days of running a box or three of ammo are long gone. BTW, every cartridge mentioned are my Ruger #1s.I used a 30/06 exclusively for many years. UNTIL, I found other options. Nothing wrong with the 06 and if I were headed for a place where I'd be stuck long term w/o resupply and the need to address any situation I might encounter, the 30/06 would be at the top of my list.
At present (and most likely forever), I simply can't handle the recoil of the 06 and have to compromise with a more 'efficient' cartridge.
Just bad LuckI haven't found the recoil of the 30-06 to be all that offensive yet. But then, I'm, only 85 years young. Seriously I've never really been all that bothered by a rifle's kick until recently The .375 H&H in in semiretirement and the .404 Jeffery and .416 Rigby are fully retired. I still can do limited shooting with a .300 Win. Mag but the days of running a box or three of ammo are long gone. BTW, every cartridge mentioned are my Ruger #1s.
I have been doing a lot of work with the 7x57 but when it comes to hunting it been a very unluck cartrdge for me. I've only lost two deer in my lifetime and both were shot with a 7x57. When I had my bad car wrck I was on my way to the randge to double check the sights one a 7x57 and .35 Wheleln proir to leaving for an elk hunt two days later. Four days in hospital and lose not only the hunt but my deposit. Could that cartridge be a jinx or just bad luck? Maybe both.
Paul B.