mtnsnake,
I've also owned a pre-'64 Featherweight .30-06, and shot it considerably with various loads. With the same-weight scope, in the same Weaver mounts, it weighed exactly the same as my .308 Featherweight, and to me it kicked noticeably more.
Due to the laws of physics, rifles that use more powder to drive bullets of the same weight to higher velocities generate more recoil. But this is the Campfire, where personal opinions often count more than physical reality, so thanks for your opinion.
