Have any of you used the Managed Recoil Loads? I bought a box but haven't tried them out yet. I plan on trying them out in my Ruger M77 30-06. I'm not that big, and shooting once out in the woods is OK, but shooting targets for fun at the range is not fun on my shoulder. The guy at the gun shop where I bought them said I would lose some out past 150 yards. I usually only hunt in woods anyway, so my shots are rarely longer than 70 yds or so. Will these be ok? They only come in 125 grain for the '06.

Just like he said you'll drop off alot quicker past 150.

If you're not such a big guy, rather than messing with the limited offerings of "managed" or "reduced" recoil, maybe fit the stock with a premium recoil pad or system.

Thanks for the quick reply Matt. I just bought the Sims recoil pad Friday, but haven't put it on yet. Between the two, should be feeling like a .243
ha ha

i'm by far not a big person but i am tall. i've been shooting a 30-06 for a year or two now and if you get a good recoil pad it will help a ton. i started out shooting the full-power 125's and the have little or no recoil in my opinion and they shoot great. plus you don't have to worry about the power dropping off at 150 yards.

Hi St B,
I have used the Remington MRL's in my 270. I bought them so my Daughter (was 13 then) could use the gun. The recoil reduction was substantial. They advertise 50% and I would have to say that is fairly accurate. I now own a 243 and I would say that the recoil is similiar to the 243 using the 270 MRL's.
I also have a sims Limbsaver pad and when used in conjuction with the MLR's the 270 is very mild and pleasant for her to shoot.
In fact I left the limbsaver on for myself and i really do like it. It works great for recoil reduction on the full loads

Thanks, Danny. Am anxious to get out and try both the loads and the pad.

Let me put my input where I can. I purchased the new Managed recoil shells and absolutley love them. I have a Savage model 110 .270 caliber rifle and with 150 grain bullets kicks a little(like a SOB). After purchasing the new cartridge in 115 grain it kicks honestly like a 22-250.I really like them alot they are very accurate but they will drop after 150 yards. Who needs to take that kind of shot?

My girlfriend has been shooting her 7mm Rem Mag with loads that I have put together for her. They consist of a 150 gr Rem Core-Lokt bullet and 60 grains of IMR 4831. She had started to complain about the recoil a while back so I thought that I would load up a smaller grain bullet and little less powder for her, but decided against it because she is going to go Elk hunting with her friend and friend's father. I wanted her to get used to shooting this load. Mind you, she is only 5'4" and 110 lbs. I bought and installed a recoil pad but her groups went to ****. Took that off and bought her a shoulder mounted recoil pad. She can now shoot 40 rounds in an afternoon without any pain or grouping problem.

So....managing the recoil can be done in a number of ways.

I have a TC Encore pistol in 30-06, and I shoot the Remington Core lokt managed recoil and I can definatley notice the difference.

So if I bought my son a .270 and used the recoil loads, it would kick about as much as a .243 using standard loads?