Remington 750 in .308 yea or nay?

[gofast1320]

.308 vs 30-06

Buy the one you want. Personally I like the 30 cal aspect of the .308 with its almost 1/3 less recoil than the 30-06.
18 pound free recoil vs 26 pounds with the 30-06

 

[warbirdlover]

18 pound free recoil vs 26 pounds with the 30-06

Not the numbers I've seen. In Chuck Hawks table (below) 15.8 is about right for the .308 but the .30-06 is very close at 17.6. You don't get to 26 lbs. until you're shooting a .300 Weatherby Mag. which is 24.6. My .300 Win Mag is about 23.5. (This is foot lbs. of energy).

Also FYI a .270 is 16.5 and a .243 is 8.8. A 7mm Rem mag is only 19.3.

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

And FYI shooting 3-1/3" magnum 12 ga. shells out of a pump shotgun is the same recoil as shooting a .458 Win Mag with the heaviest load... 62 lbs. of energy!! This is why I sold my Mossberg 835 and gave up goose hunting.

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

 

[Keg]

Not too sure how good this info is....http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm...... The 30-06 rifle is heavier than the 308....Hmmm..more recoil from a heavier rifle....What if they were the same weight? There are all different weights to these rifles and are they bolt actions?...cause a semi auto will have less recoil....