“low recoil”

While felt recoil levels are somewhat subjective, across a wide spectrum, there are several cartridges that have garnered a reputation for being "sweet shooting." Here’s a look at our top 10 choices.

Your hunting rifle doesn’t need to produce painful recoil to get the job done. Here are six centerfire hunting cartridges that are easy on the shoulder yet effective on big game.

While there is a lot of overlap in the .30-caliber cartridge lineup, and many great choices available, you’d be hard-pressed to find a cartridge with a better blend of powder efficiency, low recoil, quick cycling and striking power than the .308 Winchester.

If you’re someone who desires low recoil, be it from necessity or preference, or simply a hunter who’s keen on AR platforms, this little bullet can get the job done on small- to medium-sized game at close to moderate ranges. Again, don’t shoot the messenger. Get the right load—the Federal Premium Vital-Shok 62-grain .223 Rem. Trophy Bonded Tip is a great choice—and shoot a deer instead.

Savage has updated its semi-automatic Renegauge shotgun with a TrueTimber Prarie camouflage stock, to create the Renegauge Prarie.

Shoot more comfortably with these reduced-recoil loads from four ammo makers.

Sporting clays enthusiasts can now go to the range with Gun Club 12-gauge, 2 ¾-inch, 1-ounce, #7.5-shot loads, with a velocity of 1250 fps.

For 2019, Mauser has announced that its affordable, accurate and reliable M18 bolt-action rifle is now available in the popular new 6.5 PRC cartridge.

Last year Savage Arms wowed consumers with the introduction of its A17—winner of our Golden Bullseye Award for Rifle of the Year—so a line expansion was inevitable. The company delivered the first of what should likely be many A17 variants at SHOT Show. Coming in 2016 are Sporter models of the award-winning rifle.