.325 recoil is not bad at all. A little more than a 30-06. A LOT less than a 3.5"
12 gauge!
.325 is a great elk round; at least it sure put a whipping on the two I killed with mine. 1 shot each.
I've fired a .270 WSM, in an A-bolt. It's the same parent case as .325, same amount of powder, with a smaller bullet going faster. Recoil wasn't THAT different.
By the way. Guys talk about how the Montana stock managed recoil, and I agree. That said I have two .325's, (Montana and BLR) and the other one is "fine" in the recoil deptartment also.
