RE: 30-06 article
I don't find .30-06 an exceptional hard kicker. You know the rifle is going to give you a bit of a sore shoulder the next day if you have to bench sight it in with a box of shells. But honestly, I find a shotgun with rifles slug (3") and a magnum caliber like .300 WM much heavier in the recoil dept. Again, once the initial sighting in session is done, if you don't drop the rifle or something, you should have to take a pounding again. A few groups of4 rounds every so often tokeep in practice and verify yourrifle is on in the off/pre-season isn't bad. And when you shoot that deer, Elk or whatever. The recoil is the farthest thing from your mind.
Other calibers .270, .243, etc. with less of a kick are always an option.
There are many reasons .30-06 has been the most popular caliber for over 100 years.