Posts by Jeff_850
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im 6'4 225, muscular but ive seen people bigger than me not be able to handle a .300 Winchester magnum and people half my size handle it
a good recoil pad is nice and always helps and makes it more comforatble
i think i can speak for everyone here who can/does shoot .300 WM without flinching
we still do feel it, just we get used to it, it doesnt bother us as much as it did the first time we shot a magnum or the first time we shot something that would be considered 'punishing'
i dont own a .300 Win mag but i have shot many of them, they have a kick which is acceptable for hunting but im not so sure you would want to take a 7 1/2 lb hunting rifle and use it for benchrest shooting for an extended session
its all mentality in my opinion
a good recoil pad is nice and always helps and makes it more comforatble
i think i can speak for everyone here who can/does shoot .300 WM without flinching
we still do feel it, just we get used to it, it doesnt bother us as much as it did the first time we shot a magnum or the first time we shot something that would be considered 'punishing'
i dont own a .300 Win mag but i have shot many of them, they have a kick which is acceptable for hunting but im not so sure you would want to take a 7 1/2 lb hunting rifle and use it for benchrest shooting for an extended session
its all mentality in my opinion
or you could simply go down to a more practical, less expensive, less recoiling, less noisy caliber if you intend to keep your shooting at close ranges ie .223 or .308... very accurate rounds, low recoil, capable of producing very respeectable grops (.308 at longer ranges too and being good for any game on my continent with the proper ammo and a good hutner who knows where to hit game and the aim to get the bullet there)
i can handle a Remington 700 Sendero SF w/ out a muzzle brake in .300 or .338 Rem Ultra Mag for a little while but the only .338 Lapua i have fired (Dakota T-76 Longbow) had a muzzle brake on it and kicked quite a bit less than the 10 lb Sendero SFs did cause it was heaiver and had a muzzle brake
i have never shot a .338 without a muzzle brake but i think it would be a wise move to have one on there
i can handle a Remington 700 Sendero SF w/ out a muzzle brake in .300 or .338 Rem Ultra Mag for a little while but the only .338 Lapua i have fired (Dakota T-76 Longbow) had a muzzle brake on it and kicked quite a bit less than the 10 lb Sendero SFs did cause it was heaiver and had a muzzle brake
i have never shot a .338 without a muzzle brake but i think it would be a wise move to have one on there
agreed a muzzle brake would be helpful for longer sessions but im not gonna bother putting one in my Rem 700P its 10 lbs now and thats a good weight for a .308 to have little kick to it even though i have done 200 round sessions i dont think ill be doing that all too often again heh
i shot 50 rounds in 1 session with a the Sendero SF .300 RUM w/ out muzzle brake... wow you really feel it only reason i continued till i was out of ammo is cause i didnt want to look like a wuss i was still able to hold the rifle and shoot it without breaking my shoulder... didnt know the owner of the rifle only went 20 rounds in 1 session... now that i do i wont go that many rounds
i shot 50 rounds in 1 session with a the Sendero SF .300 RUM w/ out muzzle brake... wow you really feel it only reason i continued till i was out of ammo is cause i didnt want to look like a wuss i was still able to hold the rifle and shoot it without breaking my shoulder... didnt know the owner of the rifle only went 20 rounds in 1 session... now that i do i wont go that many rounds
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