RE: 30-06 recoil
depends on weight ,recoil pads ,stock style, bullet weight ,powder charge.
i own or have owned
rem 700 270, stiff recoil
i had another ,same gun older model got stolen, it had way less recoil.
06,mauser ,very lite recoil
06 rem, auto very lite recoil
06 rem adl,knock the snot outa you.
if you are going to hunt with it recoil won't matter much anyway. i never felt any gun kick with a nice buck in crosshairs.......