Everybody forgets that when using heavy bullets, you also use slower powder. H4831 for the 180's and Retumbo or H1000 for the 208's tones the recoil down. More of a push than a snap.

The 270 running 150's at a shade under 3000 fps has more recoil than the 300 WM with 208's. The 300 WM is 2.5 lbs heavier though.

The 30/06 was a BEAR in the recoil department when it was still wearing the original 721 stock. Look at a picture of the factory 721 wood stock..angle of the stock really pounded on the shoulder no matter what I shot through it. So, an factory synthetic Remington stock with the R3 recoil pad has been a piece of magic on this rifle.