Do yourself a favour and ignore all the nonsense about recoil. Guess what, when you pull the trigger there’s going to be a loud bang and if it’s a real “all round” big boy hunting rifle it’s going to buck,,, get used to it. If your one of the overly sensitive types and can’t handle loud noises and a mild punch to the shoulder then maybe this sport really isn’t for you. The 308 and the 270 both have quite mild recoil,, unless of course you start to believe all the nonsense on the internet and then you’ll probably develop a psychologically inducuced twitch long before you even pick up the rifle. Most decent rifles now days come with more than adequate recoil pads and you’d have to plant the butt directly on the end of your nose in order to inflict any real pain. Get yourself a good rifle, get it properly fit to you and get out and get used to shooting it. This is a fun sport, pick a caliber, any caliber and let the lead fly, just do yourself a favour,, ignore most of what you read online
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