How much worse is the recoil on a Browning X Bolt in 300 Win Mag shooting 150 gr. bullets compared to a Remington 700 in 30-06 shooting 150 gr. bullets? Iv'e never shot a 300 so i don't know what to expect. Thanks in advance.

30.06 8lb rifle 17.6ft.lbs of energy
300win 8 1/2 rifle 23.5ft lbs of energy

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I've never shot a xbolt but I do have a Remington 700 in 300 win mag and have shot Remington 700's in 30-06 and the recoil is a good bit more if you don't have a really good recoil pad. Now my 300 has a limbsaver recoil pad on it now big diffrence it feels about like my tikka 30-06 just alot louder. If you can handle a 7mag you can handle a 300

Here you go Jerry;

http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm


You know what I'm gonna say - Man up bud !!!

Nothing to it, but to do it....................fun too.



Just so you know;

http://www.chuckhawks.com/shotgun_recoil_table.htm

Can't say 150grs, but 180grs my .300win.mag. is quite stiff!

btw a .300win.mag. and 180gr bullets go together like PB&J!

I see no reason to shoot a bullet lighter than 180grs from a .300 win mag. almost all 180grs shoot just as flat and carry more energy than 150/165.

my advice, shoot 180grs and never look back.

compared to a .30-06 I'd say the 06 is a puppy dog compared to a .300 mag.

I've shot several different 300 win mags models and from different makers. There's a lot a variables that lead to how a rifle kicks. Weight of rifle, design of the stock, recoil pads and some synthetic stocks vs wood. There's a lot to go through and I'm sure opinions vary. Some don't have much more kick than a 30-06 and some feel like you got a hold of a 460 weatherby.

The ones I shot that seemed pretty mild were:
Ruger No 1, Ruger 77 wood and synthetic the old molded stock. Remington Senedero, Remington 700 CDL, Winchester Model 70 wood stock.

The ones that kicked a lot:
Remington ADL synthetic, Winchester 70 synthetic, and the Weatherby Vanguard. Forgot the HOWA

Hope that helps a bit. I haven't shot the X bolt but the Browning A bolts seemed like a well fitting rifle but never shot one in a 300 win mag.

LOL! And yes...just gotta do it. Different guns will have more recoil in the same caliber than other guns as was mentioned by someone else. You can do it though. As long as you have good shooting technique, you can handle it with no problem. My wife weighs 125lbs and can handle my WBY .300 MAG. She prefers something else, but can handle it. I discouraged her from trying it, telling her that it kicked like a mule and I wasn't sure she could handle it, but she is always up for proving me wrong! Boy, do I love her!

Like has been said, it depends on you and the gun/load. The 300 doesn't kick bad at all IMO... if you're into numbers, it'd be similar to the recoil of a 12ga and 1oz target loads from a bench.

Here's a very good thread about relative recoil....it's worth a few minutes of one's time!

http://forums.accuratereloading.com/...3/m/2931001741