7mm-08 recoil- new hunter

[tenderheart]

  What kind of recoil does a 7mm-08 have.Im thinking of buying a 243 for myself, which our 10 yr old son could grow into. But I've had several people say that I should try 7mm-08 and was wondering what kind of recoil it has.

[Miles]

Low recoil.   

Personally I would stay with the .243, just a personal preference though...

[MtnMuley]

Same as the 308 or 243 in my opinion.  Heavier gun will kick a little less, while a lighter gun will kick a little more, just like with any other caliber.

[C-Money]

7mm-08 recoil is very tolerable. I would not hesitate to introduce a youth hunter to this caliber. Deadly accurate and enough power for deer/elk. 7mm-08 is one of my favorites!

[runamuk]

It has low recoil I have one and if you wanted to try it I would be happy to let you see for yourself....I am a big wimp and I like shooting mine.

[CP]

.308, .243, 7mm-08 all use the same case.  Recoil will be determined by the weight of the bullet, the velocity (those two determine the force exerted i.e. F=ma= m(dV/dt)), and the weight of the rifle.

heavy bullet, high Velocity, light gun = big recoil
light bullet, low Velocity, heavy gun = low recoil

[Bigshooter]

My buddy bought one in a ruger youth rifle for his girl friend a few years ago.  He took it out and shot it and told me that he couldn't believe how hard it kicked.  I made fun of him and told him he was a sissy and that it doesn't kick it's just a 7mm-08.  He said you go shoot it then.  So I took it out and shot it.  I was stunned at how hard it kicked.  Its not 338mag recoil.  But it is a very sharp crack.  I would not recommend one for a youth as a first gun.  For a guy that has shot a lot its no problem.  But for a young shooter I would look at something different.

[C-Money]

Tenderheart, shoot one and be your own judge!

[carpsniperg2]

Got this moved over here for you

The 7mm-08 is one of my favorite calibers. It has low recoil and with a good bullet, you can take anything from yote to bear. Great caliber for youth hunters as well. That and the 25-06 are great choice as well.

[Jamieb]

I love my 7-08.
Most 7-08's are in lighter rifles then the mags so the felt recoil is worse then you'd think, another factor is the faster burning powder in the 7-08 makes the recoil fast, sharper then a lot of mag rifles.

[Wenatcheejay]

Minimal.

[woodswalker]

Recoil as compared to .308/30-06 is significantly less.  I run 120 grain TTSX Barnes in mine...run at less than "Gopher Baroque" levels...midrange in the Manual, that is what new shooters get.  I load 150/154s for my self at near top end velocities, with accuracy as the denominator and its still light recoil.

But i also load 135 grain Nosler Solid Bases (until i run out of them) at moderate velocities for .308 as well....can duplicate 150 or 165 ballistics out to ~200 yards...print the same holes out to there, then the 135 drops faster as it slows more.

So it depends on if you load or not.

Also there are Remington Managed Recoil loads

Caliber, Index, Bullet Type, Primer Number, Weight

30-06 Springfield,  RL30062, Core-Lokt Pointed Soft Point, 9 1/2, 125gr

7mm-08 Remington,  RL7M081, Core-Lokt Pointed Soft Point, 9 1/2, 140gr

308 Win,  RL308W1, Core-Lokt Pointed Soft Point, 9 1/2, 125gr

300 Win Mag,  RL300W1, Core-Lokt Pointed Soft Point, 9 1/2, 150gr

[tenderheart]

It has low recoil I have one and if you wanted to try it I would be happy to let you see for yourself....I am a big wimp and I like shooting mine.

Thank You for the offer. Have a great evening.

[Black Plague]

I second the 25-06 great flat-shooting gun.... i killed my first buck with one at 12 years old

[tenderheart]

Got this moved over here for you :tup:Thanks!

The 7mm-08 is one of my favorite calibers. It has low recoil and with a good bullet, you can take anything from yote to bear. Great caliber for youth hunters as well. That and the 25-06 are great choice as well.

Thanks for the info, sounds like that's what we're going to go for.