My only problem with a Springfield is that it kicks a whole lot harder than my old body can handle for a day at the range.
I love my 03A3. Built in June of 1943. Brand new CMP barrel, CMP stock, put an “A” front blade on it, glass bedded too.
Buddy of mine gave me twenty 220 grain 30-06 rounds. Went out to the range late summer.
I’ve never had a problem with 30-06 recoil before, but the next day I felt those.
You’re right. Gas discharge on a Garand soaks up some of that recoil, but the 03 shorts it all to your shoulder....I know exactly about what the kick is, especially with a long day of shooting....can you imagine what our troops in the Philipines had to endure with it?