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Originally Posted by Salavee
Ok ... I see it's coming down to tolerable recoil. That is a different topic altogether and too much of a variable to even consider when it comes to discussing bullet performance.
As with other variables, to each his own.
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I'm not so sure it's tolerable rather than preferable. As the title suggests, with modern bullets a 30cal isn't required to have good knock down power, we are seeing that with lighter calibers which means lighter recoil, which translates into more accuracy.
I've owned plenty of 30cal magnums, and even though none of them hurt to shoot, I enjoyed shooting my 6, 6.5, and 7's more. I also found that my 30cal magnums had absolutely no more killing ability out to 500yds than my 7mm's did, zero.
Another thing I noticed is when I would shoot my 300wsm in a Finnlight on the bench I would start to develop a flinch around the third set and have to make a conscious effort to ensure I wouldn't flinch. On the bench it doesn't matter, it's easy to control, in the field it could be a different scinario.