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So in the below table, we look at the rifles and their recoil sorted by recoil velocity (the pain it will inflict) from most to least. Then, look in the three right columns to make sure it has enough power to kill the animal you’re hunting.
Choose a rifle weight appropriate for the loads you intend to shoot. However, perceived recoil, what the shooter feels, is a highly subjective matter. In addition to gun weight, it is influenced by many factors. One of the most important of these is the fit and shape of the rifle stock.
Recoil energy and recoil velocity figures are taken from various sources including the recoil nomograph in the Handloader's Digest 8th Edition, online recoil calculators, or calculated from the formula provided in the Lyman Reloading Handbook, 43rd Edition.
Rifle Recoil Table. The following chart assumes an 8 pound gun weight. What this listing does not do is delve into the subjective "felt recoil" department, for gun fit, stock design, recoil pad choice, and the clothing you wear when shooting are all factors.
Chuck Hawks presents this extremely comprehensive Expanded Rifle Recoil Table that covers a multitude of rifle cartridges and loads.
An online calculator that calculates the recoil energy, impulse, and velocity of a firearm according to the firearm's weight, powder charge, bullet weight, and bullet muzzle velocity.
There a number of methods we hunters can use to mitigate felt recoil—including muzzle brakes, mercury tubes, heavier firearms and oversized recoil pads—but the basic physics principles hold true. Some cartridges generate more recoil energy than others, and some have faster recoil speeds than others.