I'm sort of new to hunting and shooting. I just purchased a Remington 700 XCR in .30-06.The riflealone weights 7.3 lbs.. It comes with a factory limbsaver recoil pad. I shot it for the first time the other day and I felt little or no recoil at all. I'm am average size 5'-10" 170 lbs. I don't understand the posts about the .30-06 being a hard recoiling round. I'm wondering if these guys haveultra-light weight rifles and no recoil pads.