re: *ANOTHER UPDATE IN OP* 7mm Rem Mag vs 308 *UPDATE* vs 270 vs 30-06 for deer...

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How do you not get the recoil part?

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I think it was pretty evident from the rest of my post, but if you're not great with context clues, I get it.

Because it's being made to seem as though the recoil is much worse than it really is.

Is it more? Yes.

Is 2" more than 1"? Yes.


The difference isn't nerf gun vs getting hit by a truck.

My FIL gave his brother one once. It was a Browning A-bolt. I told him (FIL's brother) to be careful shooting that gun if you're in a tree stand. That it sucked to shoot. The brother, who I will add is only about 5'6" and maybe 130lbs, laughed it off saying that it wouldn't be an issue.

My FIL told me later that the brother had sold the gun. Said he took it out to sight it in, and was leaning over the handle bars on a 4-wheeler. It kicked him so bad it bloodied his nose and almost knocked him off the 4-wheeler.

I just laughed.

It’s overkill in a bad way too. Very fast and relatively light bullets are how you make a mess out of a deer.

I shot a 7mag abolt that had a boss brake on it and it wasn’t bad at all in the recoil department but holy hell was it loud. Kicked up a whole lot of dust also

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The arguments I don't get are

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I feel like I'm reading posts from a bunch of frail old women complaining about the recoil

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Funny thing about recoil is that almost everyone shoots better with less of it. That's fact

3.5” magnum buckshot is one of the hardest kicking things there is. It’s worse than most dangerous game rifle calibers.

A 7 mag isn’t going to leave you seeing stars because the guns are usually pretty heavy and it slings a light bullet compared to some of the other belted mags. It’s still definitely not pleasant though.

270...will do everything the 30-06 but flatter

About the same trajectory as 7mm with less recoil

Recoil is also very dependant on the rifle.

My dad has a 7mag BAR and that thing recoils like a kitten. My Tikka 270wsm has a little pop though.

I'm kinda glad I don't rifle hunt anymore. I would agonize over caliber for months before buying then second guess myself for months after that when it isn't going to make any difference in the woods at all.

I shot the 270 when I was a teenager, moved up to a 7 mag, then a 300 win mag. Bought a 30-06 because it was on sale at Bass Pro one day. I use that 30-06 more than any of the previous three. Manageable recoil, good bullet variety, and shoots Cheap Core Lokt and American Whitetail ammunition just fine.

For a Bolt Gun: If I was going to have to pick just one of those, it would be the 30-06 for hunting due to the more options on bullet weight and style.

The 270 shoots 130 and 150 grain bullets predominately, IIRC. I love that rifle, it just doesn't have the versatility in easily acquired bullets for me.

The 7 Mag is a monster on whitetail deer. And it has some heavier bullets that you can select.

The 308 is more of an AR / Black Rifle caliber to me. I would not argue over it's value as a hunter, it just isn't a gun I like for a bolt action. If OP has suppressors, then that brings the 308 into play and into the front runner. 308 Subsonic is everywhere and can be used to shoot pigs (or the uncollared neighborhood dog).