I can generally be accused of being a “seasoned shooter,” and without question, I can perceive the difference between shooting my 30-06 vs. my 308. Same rifle, R700’s, a little lighter for the short action with 2” less barrel, but still notably less recoil than the 30-06. There’s less difference in recoil between those two than a 7 mag and a 7 BC - but I can feel the difference 10grn of powder (remember, this is equivalent to 17.5grn of bullet weight) makes between these two rifles. No, neither are brutal, no, I don’t have any problem shooting either, but one is back on target faster than the other, one moves me less, and the other recoils more.