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wvbearhunter

wvbearhunter

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I am.a huge fan of 300 PRC and have a couple rifles chambered for it. A Zermatt and a Savage Elite. I have not fired the savage but am at around 500rds for the Zermatt. My problem is (I am a lefty btw) that I had shoulder surgery a few months ago and now find the magnum too unfortable to shoot. I am developing a flinch as a result. These are magnum receivers so my options are limited. What lower recoiling calibers are out there for these? Barrel swap for both are pretty easy. I have no issue with hot loaded 308 Win or even 45-70 recoil. I cannot really sell them locally as lefties are not in high demand.
 
wvbearhunter said:
I am.a huge fan of 300 PRC and have a couple rifles chambered for it. A Zermatt and a Savage Elite. I have not fired the savage but am at around 500rds for the Zermatt. My problem is (I am a lefty btw) that I had shoulder surgery a few months ago and now find the magnum too unfortable to shoot. I am developing a flinch as a result. These are magnum receivers so my options are limited. What lower recoiling calibers are out there for these? Barrel swap for both are pretty easy. I have no issue with hot loaded 308 Win or even 45-70 recoil. I cannot really sell them locally as lefties are not in high demand.
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Do you have a muzzle brake on them? I have a Zermatt with Proof and Terminator T3 brake in .300 PRC, 6.5 PRC and 7mm mag. All are very pleasant to shoot. If you already have a brake and it's to much then 6.5 PRC would be great option IMO.
 
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Get them threaded for brakes.
I, too, had shoulder surgery on my right shoulder, rotator cuff repair and removal of the A/C joint (clavicle/shoulder blade joint) all I could shoot for 2 years were 22-250/22-250AI & 25-06, any more recoil than these was painful. Was up to speed on all of my magnums over the next 12 months, including 375H&H/Weatherby, 416 Rigby/450Rigby, 458 Lott, 404 Jeffrey etc…
Brakes will help…

Cheers.
 
Swap the bolt face as mentioned above and you could do a 25-06, 270, etc.

A good brake goes a long ways for helping recoil as well.
 
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I was thinking 6.5 prc but I do not think it will work due to the action length. I have a PVA Jetblast on both
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What type of bottom metal are you using? Lots of people run a long action for the 6.5PRC. I don't have personal experience with that but have heard the biggest problem is just short stroking when ejecting fired rounds
 
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I was thinking 6.5 prc but I do not think it will work due to the action length. I have a PVA Jetblast on both
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I, too, have a PVA Jetblash. They work, but there are better ones out there. Where the Jetblash was on, I ended up replacing it with one of Nathan's MBM 4-port Beast brakes, which is so much better.

 
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wvbearhunter said:
I am.a huge fan of 300 PRC and have a couple rifles chambered for it. A Zermatt and a Savage Elite. I have not fired the savage but am at around 500rds for the Zermatt. My problem is (I am a lefty btw) that I had shoulder surgery a few months ago and now find the magnum too unfortable to shoot. I am developing a flinch as a result. These are magnum receivers so my options are limited. What lower recoiling calibers are out there for these? Barrel swap for both are pretty easy. I have no issue with hot loaded 308 Win or even 45-70 recoil. I cannot really sell them locally as lefties are not in high demand.
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Target shooting or hunting? If hunting, what wild game and how far?
 

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