I bought some .30-06 Managed Recoil ammo last year so that my daughter (12 yrs) could use my deer rifle when we hunted. She was able to shoot my .30-06 without any problems. While I haven't taken any deer with it yet (I've been using "regular" ammo), I may switch to using the stuff just because all my deer I've killed over the last 3 years have been in woods with shots less than 50 or 60 yards. Managed recoil is designed for deer out to 200 yards, so why beat myself up?

And FYI, Federal makes some reduced-recoil loads also. Remington and Federal both have the reduced loadings in .308.

I dont see any problem with using low recoil loads. The Remington load delivers 1148 LBS of KE at 200 yards. That is plenty for any whitetail and nearly 20% above the 30-30 which is probably the most used and proven whitetail cartridge of all time. It has adaquate killing power, solves your recoil problem, and makes the alreadyflexible 06fill another hunting nitch.The idea of buying a new gun that does the same thing the low recoil loads do, but cannot do what the standard 06 loads do seems very foolish. I wish I had a dime for every post I have heard with hunters saying they keep the first gun their father bought them but dont hunt with it because it lacks power or trajectory. The low recoil loads let you buy the kid a gun for life!

I think the idea of getting reduced loads over the counter is great. Handloaders have always been able to do so. With all the competition these days with ammuition companies, one is always trying to stay ahead of the other and if there is a true market from them they will indeed sell them.

With the folks that oppose these reduced loads I wonder if they feel the same way as the "high energy" loads meaning ...you should get a bigger cartridge instead of using say...30-06.HE

The other day while at Cabelas I saw Remington's new 300 Win Mag Managed Recoil ammo so there is hope that the 375 H&H, 338 Win and 416 Rigby loading are in the future![8D]

I dug this post up from a seach. I am going to take my daughter hunting for whitetails in Nov of 06. I am wanting to buy a gun now so she is profecient with it. I was leaning toward a 243 for recoil reasons, but was considering a 308 with the managed recoil loads. When she grows and can shoot the full 308 rounds. I belive it would be nice to have something she can grow into. These rounds have been out for a while anybody using them?

I cant believe that someone would think a 270 kicks to hard. why would you buy a 300 win mag and shoot managed recoil ammo out of it stupidest thing I ever heard a 308 shooting 150s would shoot flatter faster and hit harder it just doesnt make any sense

Ok so what if you like the recoil or don't mind it, is this managed recoil cartridge in the 308 ok for yote.

I answered earlier in the thread that I practiced with it and planned to use it, which is what I did.

I was impressed with the results: four shots, four dead deer. (My first deer, too.) None got more than about 30 or 40 yards, and one was a bang-flop (small spike buck).

I can't imagine that I'll ever use any other ammunition, at least for deer.

I cant see any problem using it. Some people just dont like recoil, myself included. I have shot a couple of lightweight 270's that would ring your bell.

I bought my son a .270, and it was too much gun for him with the full loads but he handled the managed recoil loads just fine. As a matter of fact, he killed a 225 lb boar just as dead. Most of us tend to use too much gun anyway.

Well some of us just aint as manly as you I guess.

So if i bought 1 gun ( a 300 win mag) to take anything from deer to elk, moose bear whatever. Some of the elk at 300+ yards lets say. Now I would have enough to do that with the 300 win mag with full loads when the occasion comes up. But mostly I shoot whitetail. The reduced recoil load lets me practice more often with that gun and go after the whitetail with a gun that excellent performance without the kick.

Doesnt't sound like the stupidest thing ever to me. Especially if someone can't go out and buy several guns