This discussion does show the merits of handloading, as the recoil impulse from a 120gr 7mm-08 at 2,600 with 31gr of 4198 is 8.9 ft/lbs, while a garden variety 100gr .243 factory load at 2,900 is making 10 ft/lbs. They are effectively the same on the shoulder. A 120gr/2,850fps load using something like Varget, RL15, or 4895 is going to be 12.3 ft/lbs by comparison, while a well-built 100gr .243 handload that is bumping 3,100fps with something like RL26 is going to turn up 11.7 ft/lbs. Again, the recoil is almost the same. This all assumes 7.5lb rifles.
