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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 1552960" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p>Agreed.....heavy recoil rifles aren't for everyone. And most people will not shoot them as much as they should, to be at their best! My wife hates brakes, refuses to consider one.....consequently she shoots very little from the bench, only verifying zero for hunting. She does do a bit of practice using field positions and the occasional coyote hunt using her .338 WM. She has a Ruger 77/22 which closely simulates her .338 in weight, length of pull, and trigger (aftermarket) pull, giving her a bit more shooting time. She is quite lethal out to 500, which is her self-imposed limit. Her most recent kill, was a quite small ( hard to judge at distance) black bear.....ranged at 378 yards, prior to the shot! Not exactly long range hunting....but she's capable and comfortable of much longer! Getting comfortable with the .338 was not "an overnight success", it took her a year or a little more of shooting to get there. Unless a shooter has physical limitations ( shoulder, neck, reoccurring cornea issues, etc), most people can adapt to many of the magnums of reasonable (8 to 9 pounds)weight! memtb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 1552960, member: 75451"] Agreed.....heavy recoil rifles aren’t for everyone. And most people will not shoot them as much as they should, to be at their best! My wife hates brakes, refuses to consider one.....consequently she shoots very little from the bench, only verifying zero for hunting. She does do a bit of practice using field positions and the occasional coyote hunt using her .338 WM. She has a Ruger 77/22 which closely simulates her .338 in weight, length of pull, and trigger (aftermarket) pull, giving her a bit more shooting time. She is quite lethal out to 500, which is her self-imposed limit. Her most recent kill, was a quite small ( hard to judge at distance) black bear.....ranged at 378 yards, prior to the shot! Not exactly long range hunting....but she’s capable and comfortable of much longer! Getting comfortable with the .338 was not “an overnight success”, it took her a year or a little more of shooting to get there. Unless a shooter has physical limitations ( shoulder, neck, reoccurring cornea issues, etc), most people can adapt to many of the magnums of reasonable (8 to 9 pounds)weight! memtb [/QUOTE]
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