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).

...Add the 7.62X39 as a limited range caliber for whitetails of any size, and the 7X57 Mauser or 6.5X55 Swedish for most any medium game up to 400-600 lbs. These produce noticeably reduced recoil when compared to the 30/06 Springfield. Another option that's easy as pie is to purchase Remington's "reduced Recoil" ammo in 30/06. With a 125 grain bullet at less than a 'full house' push this load is still plenty lethal on deer and without the recoil associated with standard 30/06 loadings, more akin to a mild 30/30 load's recoil!