The recoil of the .460 Weatherby Magnum presents a problem for many shooters when shooting a cartridge of this size. Even with a rifle (scope, base, rings and cartridges included) the recoil against the shooter's shoulder is measured at . Most rifles chambered in .30-06 Springfield develop an average of of free recoil. Recently Weatherby has offered some reduced loads in the range, in order to be more forgiving to shooters. The recoil of the full-power loads is very punishing and if the gun has a scope, scope cuts on the forehead are common. A factory powder charge for this cartridge is about .