johntheplinker
Master
You can also reload the 7.62-54R cartridge to more tolerable levels of recoil. Of course you have to get boxer primed brass cases. I've been very pleased with the accuracy of even.308 dia. bullets. .310-.311 give best results.
Oh, yes! I've got a fairly mild load using 124 gr. bullets that even my wife can tolerate to shoot. It is also damn good coyote medicine.