I had two .308's, one a Savage 99 and the other a Parker Hale. The Parker Hale was a p ussy cat, but the 99 recoil was worse than a friend's 7mm Remington Magnum.

The 99 is now a .243 and because I wanted one, the Parker Hale became a .257 Roberts.

The 99 has almost zero recoil now.

Patrick

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die,
I want to go where they went."
Will Rogers

And on the 8th day, God created the Border Collie.