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Using starting loads in a 7.5 lb rifle calculated here http://www.handloads.com/calc/recoil.asp

25-06 87gr bullet+53 gr powder @ 3200 fps = 10 ft lbs recoil
308 125 gr bullet +45 gr powder @ 3000 fps = 13 ft lbs recoil