Originally Posted by StrayDog
Is it fun shooting a .270 or 30-06 with a steel butt plate?

In my experience, shooting a 30-06 with a steel butt plate off the bench was worse than shooting a 375 H&H Magnum with a 1" recoil pad. You probably wouldn't notice it while hunting but for target practice I agree with BSA and prefer a recoil pad.

PS, sharp looking rifle!!!

Eric