Your right... recoil has to do with the gun and the bullet and grains. I have had my gun(30-06) for years now and I don't even feel the recoil anymore. Then again I stopped shooting 50 rounds at a time. If you like a round.. stick with it, don't let the recoil stop you from shooting it unless you just can't do it physically. Find the gun(30-06), then find the round that's good for you(grains), and the rest will fall into place.(0.50groups)

Good Hunting
Tom