[slabsides45]

I've got a Tikka M695 Whitetail Hunter in .30-06. I've cheated on the recoil, and have had a recoil can and a Limbsaver pad installed. I've used it as my go-to deer rifle for years, and kinda know what to expect.

I traded a while back into a Steyr Pro Hunter in 7mm Rem Mag. It's just sat all winter long, and I've not shot it or even scoped it. Well, I've arranged for a scope (a Zeiss Rapid-Z 600) for it, so it's about time to scope it and sight it in soon.

Question I have is: recoil-wise, how do the two compare? I've read on "recoil charts" that they're fairly comparable. I'd assume that it depends on how the stock of the rifle is engineered. I know the Tikka has a well earned reputation for thumping your shoulder, and mine used to before I did all that work on it. I've read that the Steyr is a good shooter and the synthetic stock absorbs more recoil than (for example) a Browning X bolt or a Remington Model 700 in the same caliber, but how about vs. a .30-06?

What's y'alls experience?

 

[Beladran]

only steyr rifles i have shot other than a aug has been their tactical line. recoil on them was not much due to muzzle break. But i have heard they have a really good recoil pad on their hunting line. kinda squishy like the ones Thompson is putting on the pro hunters

 

[Rbelote]

7 mag recoil isnt bad.

 

[jakeg823]

7 mag recoil isnt bad.

not at all...got a black eye from a '06 though once.....was my first time shooting anything bigger than a 22 rifle...was about 14 years old(my family wasnt very big into guns...at least not till recently)

 

[msredneck]

Neither of those rounds has much recoil in my opinion

'06 - 17 - 20 ft lbs

7 Mag - 20 ft lbs

I don't even feel it till you get 25 lbs and up

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

 

[GunOneDown]

7mm will be a little more, but wear a coat when sighting in since u wear one when hunting anyway. When shooting Deer, adrenaline should cover felt recoil pretty well.

 

[slabsides45]

True. I never feel recoil when hunting anyhow, but at the range, I guess I'm getting to be a wuss.

Back at Benning, I took a downright beating at the M203 range in the prone position. Now THAT was a whoopin', so I guess it's all relative...

 

[PhillipM]

7 mag recoil isnt bad.

not at all...got a black eye from a '06 though once.....was my first time shooting anything bigger than a 22 rifle...was about 14 years old(my family wasnt very big into guns...at least not till recently)

Here's what you weren't taught at 14. If you move the scope forward to where the rear of the scope is even with the rear of the triggerguard, you will force your head down to a good spot weld on the stock and a black eye is impossible unless you have sky high rings. I picked that up in 'Art of the Rifle' by Col. Jeff Cooper.

 

[slabsides45]

Ah, a nugget of gold there! I've never heard that before, but it's gonna be applied on the Steyr. I only got "scope eye" once, and believe it or not, it was on a .25-06. Turned about 160 degrees to my left, which put the scope too close to my right eye when I fired. Never even thought about it until after the shot. Then? Yeah, I thought about it.

 

[Xd357]

7mm will be a little more, but wear a coat when sighting in since u wear one when hunting anyway. When shooting Deer, adrenaline should cover felt recoil pretty well.

good one.

 

[nonnieselman]

The last 7mag i shot was about the same as my 270.
Now my 300win mag is a lil bit more..

 

[Joe S.]

My wife got scope eye with her 30/30 the other day. First time ever shooting a scoped rifle. Man it was funny. Knocked her flat. Well, it wasn't funny at the time but is now!

 

[FC]

My wife got scope eye with her 30/30 the other day. First time ever shooting a scoped rifle. Man it was funny. Knocked her flat. Well, it wasn't funny at the time but is now!

Did she get cut ? If my wife ever gets hurt in anyway when I'm around, I get blamed for it!

and if I laugh at her she'll want revenge ... :NO:

 

[Joe S.]

Haha naw it didn't bleed. The lil rubber ring on the scope did its job!

 

[msredneck]

U wus'es need to come help me sight in my 300 Weatherby Mag :128:

32 ft lbs recoil

 

[jakeg823]

7 mag recoil isnt bad.

not at all...got a black eye from a '06 though once.....was my first time shooting anything bigger than a 22 rifle...was about 14 years old(my family wasnt very big into guns...at least not till recently)

Here's what you weren't taught at 14. If you move the scope forward to where the rear of the scope is even with the rear of the triggerguard, you will force your head down to a good spot weld on the stock and a black eye is impossible unless you have sky high rings. I picked that up in 'Art of the Rifle' by Col. Jeff Cooper.

Well considering it wasn't my rifle that wasnt an option but definitely see your point

 

[judgedelta]

Those little "strap-on" recoil pads made of sorbothane or something (Past comes to mind) are really good for warm weather sighting in when you don't want to wear a coat. I've got a Mod. 70 30-06 which feels like it weighs about 4 pounds when I touch it off and the little pad really takes the sting out...

 

[racine]

I've got a Tikka M695 Whitetail Hunter in .30-06. I've cheated on the recoil, and have had a recoil can and a Limbsaver pad installed. I've used it as my go-to deer rifle for years, and kinda know what to expect.

What is a recoil can and who did the limbsaver installation on your Tikka? I just got a T3 Lite in 308 and want to have a shorter LOP and Limbsaver pad or Rem. one.
Thanks,
Racine

 

[skip425]

I once owned a Rem 760 Pump in 30-06 that was so light
that it kicked your brains out. I now own 7 rem Mag that weighs
about a pound more that shoots 139 gr bullets at 3200 fps
that is pleasant to shoot compared to the 06 with 180 gr bullets.

The weight of the rifle and the weight of the bullet really effects recoil.

 

[slabsides45]

Well, thanks for all the replies. I got my scope mounted and cheated-I let the guy mounting it sight it in 1.5" high at 100 yards. So, my first chance to shoot it was under field conditions. I know, I know, never hunt a rifle you haven't shot-but I've used this guy enough to trust his work. Anyhow.....

I had a doe walk out at what I thought was 125-130 yards, so I put the crosshairs right on the heart and pulled the trigger. Was hunting with my daughter, who's 5, and she "helped" me track the deer with a blood trail that looked like you'd put red dye in a sprayer. Found the deer <50 yards away, had the hole right where I aimed, and the distance turned out to be 165 yards. I was pleased with the limited recoil, and have shot it since without noticing a whole lot of difference vs my .30-06 (which has been tamed down).