If I can shoot a browning auto 5 12 gauge with slugs, can I handle a 30-06 or 300mags

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I can shoot a whole box of 15 slugs off the bench with a browning auto 5 12 gauge with 2 3/4" Winchester super x 1oz rifled slugs, just fine, no bruising or anything. I also shoot an ithaca model 37 with a rifled barrel with 2 3/4" lightfield hybred slugs just fine too.

I am wanting to get a rifle in either .270, .308, 30-06, 7mm rem mag, or 300 win mag.

All I plan to hunt is deer, elk in colorado, and black bear in tennessee.

I am 15, Like I said I can handle recoil just fine, but I have no where to try out one of these guns to see what I like. I know I can find a rifle that fits me, it's just knowing if I can handle it. (the .308 I know for sure I can shoot because I shot an m1a before just fine)

What would you suggest.
 
Yes for the 30-06. I've never shot a .300 mag but i can't imagining it being worse than a 3" or a 3 1/2 twelve gauge.
 
The recoil is different. The slugs are a hard, slow push, while the 300 mag is a hard, fast jab. Most people dislike the recoil of the 300 magnum more, even though the slugs are actually stronger.

None of the others would even be close to the slugs.
 
I found a 3-1/2" 12 Ga. magnum duck load FAR worse out of a pump shotgun then my .300 Win Mag is. FAR FAR FAR worse... as in I sold the damn pump shotgun. If you compare recoil energy numbers you'll find a 3-1/2" mag 12 gauge is almost equivalent to a .458 Win Mag. I know different people tolerate recoil in different ways but I resisted buying a .300 Win Mag for years until finally I just bought one and I didn't have any problems shooting it. Stick your chin out (to keep your head tilted back) and you'll never catch your eyebrow with a scope. That's all you would worry about IMHO. And I never could understand this push vs. sharp concept. To me it hurts or it doesn't. Or it least doesn't until you've fired a box of ammo through it.

I bought the .300 Win Mag 'cause at the time I couldn't afford the luxury of owning more then one rifle and I wanted to hunt out west. And it's not too much for big Wisconsin whitetail bucks IMHO. My good old .300 has dropped lot's of nice whitetail bucks and some does, a mule deer buck, two elk and a black bear. Not one went over five yards.
 
Recoil

Get a proper fitting stock and a .30-06 is a ***** cat. get an ill fitting poorly designed stock and a .243 will leave a mark. Not to discount the individual's tolerance to recoil, but a properly fitted rifle stock will allow you to absorb more than you think. In reference to your question, Yes 12 gauge 3 1/2 magnum load kicks a bit more than a .30-06 loaded with 165 grain ballistic tip loaded to 2950 feet per second.
 
This summer I helped a friend with hunting loads for a 300 Win Mag. I worked up 5 different loads and 2 different bullets and we went to the range.
He shot a total of 32 rounds that day and it didn’t seem to bother him.
I shot 3 rounds and I quit from the pain and ended up black and blue, the stock was to long for me.
I shoot a lot of 45/70’s, I know that they don’t compare to the 300 mag but the lever action fits me so well I can shoot it all day.
As others have said, if the gun does not fit the shooter caliber doesn’t really matter its going to be uncomfortable, but if it fits, you wont mind.
 
You could handle anything up to (and probably beyond) a .300 Win Mag no doubt. I only sold my very nice one because I didn't really need one for shooting deer and feral hogs.

For Elk or Moose at the typical long ranges you find, it's ideal.
 
I found shooting slugs, especially with a bench rest, far more punishing than any 30 caliber rifle I own.

I do have an Auto-5 slug gun.

If you can shoot an Auto-5 with slugs and your eyes do not cross at the end of the shooting session, yes, you can shoot a 30-06 very well. Probably can shoot a 300 Win Mag too.
 
I happen to ha e personal experience shooting both. I have a rem 700 sps in 300 wm that fits me right that has one of remingtons new recoil pads on it. It kicks less than slugs out of an auto 5 any day. You should have no problem at all if you get a rifle that FITS you.
 
I would think about how much you are going to shoot as well. Find a good 30-06 that fits and you have a gun you can handle and won't break the bank. It also opens up a wide range of rounds you can use. Anything from coyotes to moose.
 
I can't speak for magnums but you should be ok.

Remember, lighter rifle means more kick than a heavier rifle of the same caliber
 
Get a proper fitting stock and a .30-06 is a ***** cat. get an ill fitting poorly designed stock and a .243 will leave a mark. Not to discount the individual's tolerance to recoil, but a properly fitted rifle stock will allow you to absorb more than you think. In reference to your question, Yes 12 gauge 3 1/2 magnum load kicks a bit more than a .30-06 loaded with 165 grain ballistic tip loaded to 2950 feet per second.


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