.....good choice on your first rifle!..... and, most of the reason you feel the recoil, is because of just what you stated..... the amount of recoil such a LITTLE gun could make.... that's why the leveractions are so popular... they are small, light, and handy.... all of which make the recoil more noticeable. If you shot a 308 out of a Winchester.... (like the 307 Winchester) I'm sure the recoil would be more painful than the 30-30.... given equal bullet weights.
Just as a suggestion... I'd try to use the 170gr bullets for hogs... unless they are smaller... 200-250lbs or so... hogs are TOUGH animals... very heavily muscled, and dense.... I saw one stop a 150gr bullet from a 30-06 at about 45 yards on a broadside quartering shot. NO exit at all.... this was about a 250lb hog... I'd use the "toughest" bullet I could find, and it should do a great job.

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