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6.5x55 is the first thing that comes to mind. Gotta agree with that.
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I'd say either the 7mm-08, or the 25-06 - two of my absolute favourite rounds!
Noticeably nicer to shoot.
Same effect on game.
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Some years ago I wanted to do the same thing. I first used a .308 Win. I did not feel much reduction in the recoil. So that rifle became a .257 Roberts. It has very little. I also have a .25-06 and it has very little recoil. So I would say use either a .257 Roberts or a .25-06. But there is nothing wrong with a 6.5x55 Swede or a .260 Rem. There are no bad choses here, pick one.
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.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.
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6.5x55 is the first thing that comes to mind. Gotta agree with that. Yup!
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It depends on what type of rifle you're looking into. If you have a 9 pound 30-06 and you're looking at getting a 6 pound 7mm-08 you probably won't notice too much difference in recoil. I once owned those two rifles and both were 6.75 pounds. There was a huge difference in recoil between the 7mm-08 and a 30-06.
My advice would be to get a 7mm-08 that weighs 7.5 pounds all ready to go. It's recoil will be very light on the shoulder. I have a similar rifle and it recoils about like my son's 6mm (they're both REM 600s). Recently, I hung an McM EDGE on it and is now 6.75 pounds and it still a pussycat. If you don't want a 7mm-08 then go for a 257Bob, 243WIN, 260REM or similar.
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7X57, 6.5X55,.250 Savage and .35 Remington.
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.260 rem or 25/06 are my picks.
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If all else is the same, IMO you have to go to a .25-06 / .257 Bob for a meaningful step down in recoil. I just don't see that much of a difference from a .30-06 to a .308 or even a 7mm-08. Now, you can always add rifle weight, a better pad, and maybe a better stock fit / design. Respectfully disagree... For a while I had two identical-pattern rifles, Remington LSS Mountain Rifles, one in 30-06 and one in 7mm-08. Still have both but the '06 is now a sporter-weight barrel. Anyway, the 7-08 was most assuredly a meaningful step down in recoil from the 30-06. Rifles were identical except the 30-06 was a little heavier due to the longer action. -jeff
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.260 rem or 25/06 are my picks. Hunted a bunch with them and loved both of them. stumpy
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BINGO! one fine caliber for hunting deer if your recoil sensitive
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A standard recoil calculator shows the follwing Cart. bullet wt. velocity powder wt. gun wt. recoil(ft lbs.) 30-06 180 2600 55 8.5 19 270 130 3000 55 8.5 17 7-08 140 2800 48 8.5 14 260 100 3200 48 8.5 12
So there is a steady decline in recoil force. Where any one person would say that there is a noticable decrease is subjective. To me, guns become pleasant to shoot in the 260 Rem./257 Roberts class, in part because of minimal recoil and in in part because the muzzle blast is modest.
But as cartridges drop in intensity, people tend to put them into smaller and lighter guns, which brings the recoil right back up. My NULA 257 Wby gnerates 28 ft-lb of recoil launching a 100 gr bullet at 3500 fps because it weighs less than 7#.
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Keep the 30-06, and load up 150 gr Partitions with 46 gr of IMR3031 for a velocity of 2840 fps. My 120 pound daughter shoots it with no problem, and gets complete pass throughs on 200 pound deer at 200 yards. My 130 pound wife says she finds them very comfortable to shoot. Can't imagine you'd need anything that recoils lighter than my women kinfolk.
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My first thought is go to a lighter bullet and make sure it's stocked right, that will make all the difference in the world. You're not kidding anybody, the real issue here is you "need" another rifle. Mine is one more vote for 6.5X55.
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I've noticed the 6.5X55 has a strong following here and on other sites.
And was thinking about one... But I don't reload and was concerned about availability and effectiveness of factory ammo.
I checked Midsouth and Natchez.. not many offerings. ???
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For deer an smaller critters I would go for a 243. Seems like a deer drops just as fast with the 243 as they do with an 30-06
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I agree with Don..7x57.The 270 does recoil easier, to me; but the 7x57 is a solid step down, without leaving anything in the way of effectiveness, on the table.I wonder,sometimes why I don't have one.......
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My choice would be 25/06 all the way! A bunch of reasons come to mind why I'd go with a 25/06 but I've got proof and its in the frezzer! HA HA HA!!!
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