i have got to admit i was a little scared when i spent $1300.00 on a .300 win mag without ever fireing one

after everyone telling me how hard the kick and you need a muzzle break and a better recoil pad ... blah blah blah...

well today despite the below freezing temps and the 10 mph wind i couldnt stand it any more i had to shoot my new rifle

it was great i only shot 10 rounds out of it (was very cold) but i can say all the hype i heard about the rifle was just that hype it does have recoil and it is a little more than my .270 win but it is nothing like i had been told i am sure i could fire 50 or so rounds out of the gun in a setting without to much trouble.

Glad to hear you found one the doesn' t kick. Mine kicks pretty good. Even with my Pachmayr Delecerator 50 rounds would result in a wee bit of soreness. gg.

Shoot more then 10 rounds, from the bench, in the summer, with just a t-shirt on, and the recoil will be evident. They are manageable, but they do kick. About 25 ft/lbs worth w/ 150 grain factory bullets. Double that of the .270 which has 12-14 ft/lbs w/ 130 grain factory bullets.

Shooting one just to shoot it, or while hunting, is a whole lot different than trying to shoot the best groups you can with it. It all depends on a number of factors, such as your physical make-up, and shooting position.

It depends on how the rifle fits you. I have had three 300 Mags. Two Win Mags and one Weatherby Mag. The 700 Remington was not to bad. The Savage kicked like a mule. The Weatherby was a stiff kicker too. As said above, in the summer in a T shirt from the bench they are no fun. There are however good wearable pads and good recoil pads you can get. I don' t know how old you are now but those cannons hurt old shoulders much more than they did my younger shoulder. I will never shoot that kind of gun again unless I was hunting something that really required that kinf of force on both ends. Right now I don' t know what that would be. Good Hunting!