Sheepdog1968
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IMO, you are very correct in this point. In fact, I've found my lever action 30-30 tires me out after about 40-60 rounds (same as a 308 bolt action) at a bench on a square range. Not that long ago I took my lever action to Frontsight for a 4 day class. We were shooting on the order of 70-100 rounds a day but not at a bench. I was absolutley fine with this volume of shooting and I think it was due to what you mentioned in your post.Modern light weight 308 bolt guns have a sharper recoil than the heavier gas operated semi auto's.
As mentioned, the set up, bench or off hand, are you all "Hunched up and bent over the gun" will have an impact, firm but not killer pull back into the shoulder, and loose (not tensed up) muscles in the back and shoulder, keeping the back fairly straight to allow your body to move with the gun.. with the proper technique even the smaller folks can handle some pretty heavy kickers..
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