Originally Posted by
schoolcraft
My .300 Win. doesn't bother me.
I have an 8 lb .300 Weatherby. I'd be lying if I said it's a dream to shoot. On the other hand, I put 80 rounds down the tube of a 1903A3 Springfield a couple of weeks ago (steel buttplate, not the most "ergonomic" GI stock) without a hitch.
If you don't feel your .300 WM is intimidating, I see no reason why you should be concerned about the .30-06 (or the .280, or the .270). No reason except -- you keep looking at those INFERNAL recoil calculators and you're letting them sow the seeds of indecision into the problem at hand.