I’ve been toying with a bolt action in .308 for a long time but have never shot a .308 and have no opportunity to do so. I’ve looked at the 10 FP off and on, but just can’t pull the trigger. Then, a couple of days ago on another forum, one of the Mods was selling his Hog Hunter in .308 with a 4x Leopold scope for $500 shipped or best offer. I thought about it too long before I PM’d him. He sold it. The fact that it has iron sights and a threaded barrel has sold me. I’m pretty sure I’ll be ordering one. Now, for one of maybe a few questions.

I don’t mind a little recoil, but I have arthritis in my neck, so I have to be careful with heavy recoil. My Mosin hurts, but I love to shoot it. Never shot them side by side, but the recoil of my 30-06 seems less than my Mosin and someone just told me that the recoil of the .308 is similar to 30-06, but they said putting a muzzle brake on would make the Hog Hunter in .308 feel like a .223. Is there some truth to this?