ORIGINAL: huntingson
If you don't like recoil then don't shoot a .300WM (I assume that is short for Weatherby Magnum). That is a hog of a round but my goodness is shoots sweet. Luckily recoil doesn't bother me at all. However, you could try the Limbsavers buttpads. They claim to reduce recoil by 50%, but who knows. I don't think there is a rifle out there for moose and elk that won't kick pretty hard. If you want a hard hitting round, then you are going to have to put up with the recoil. That is the nature of the beast.
Exactly. To my knowledge, there is no low recoil rifle that is good for big game. The lightest round I would use for big game is a .270, but it has some recoil. .223 and 7.63x39 are ok for white tail, and they dont have any recoil. 30-06 is my #1 choice for big game. 300WM is a great round!!! And the limbsavers take the recoil down to COMPLETLY TOLERABLE. I would agree with 50% I use one on my Mosin Nagant---one of the hardest hitters out there. Especially cause it has a steel butt plate
