The rifles you currenly shoot, .44 mag and .223 are light recoiling rifles to begin with. To me the .308 is a ***** cat. try a .35 Whelen. I shoot that with a hard buttplate and no problems. I find that most people that have a reciol problem with rifles never hold the rifle tight into the shoulder so they are hit, not pushed by the recoil. If a limbsaver pad isnt enough add wgt to the rifle with a heavier stock and/or barrel and keep the limbsaver on. 150 and 168 grain bullets may also help. I do not think yu will find many on this forum that consider a .308 as a hard recoiling round.

El Lobo