I know a guy who thought his 25-06 had too much recoil. He sold it to me and bought a 257 Roberts.
I've had them both, never thought of the 25-06 as a kicker. I moved mine down the road, still have the Roberts.
In my case, it was the gun, not the round. My Roberts is more accurate, custom 700 with Brux barrel. I just like that gun more than the other one.
And, with the load I posted, I'm not giving up much if anything with 100 gr. bullets. 3,266 fps with H-100V will run with most 25-06's, at least with 100's. And with sub half inch, one hole groups.
Now with 120's, I'm sure the larger round will pull away from the smaller one. 100's, not a lot of difference.
