ORIGINAL: salukipv1
how can a .308 have the same recoil as a .30-06?
I really can't see a .243, 7mm-08 having much recoil at all. Course my .270 feels like a .22
They shoot the same bullet at within about 100 feet per second of each other. How would the recoil not be about the same?
I checked the stats, and I was actually surprised at the relatively light recoil for the 7mm-08. From Chuck Hawks Recoil Table
Cartridge, Bullet, Recoil Energy
.243, 100 gr. 8.8
.270, 130 gr. 16.5
7mm-08, 140 gr. 12.6
.308, 150 gr. 15.8
.30-06, 150 gr. 17.6
By the way... the recoil energy for a .22 LR is 0.2. I seriously doubt that any .270 feels like a .22 unless it weighs about 50 lbs and has a stock made out of nerf...
