Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles What round is a meaningful step down in recoil from the 30-06 (and isn't a 22 centerfire).

.25-06. I discovered this fact one year hunting with my son, who had become recoil shy with his .30-06 to the point of missing a half-dozen fairly easy shots on antelope.

After the 'no recoil' talk about the .25-06, he used mine to make a great shot on his antelope buck.