What is your recoil threshold poll?
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WYO300RUM
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I don't think I can make it... I've almost unwatched this thread 10 times. The humor is keeping me hanging on. That and you finally re appearing 
WYO300RUM
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The OP abanded us long ago. It's a free for all now ! 
bigred1
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In contrast to my fellow Wyomingite Wyo300rum I've found that keeping them in a bunch is the best way to keep them warm.
WYO300RUM
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WYO300RUM
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When it's cold out they naturally bunch up
bonie
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I just but a muzzle break on my 300WSM this fall, recoil is much more manageable.
QuietTexan
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The picture says it all!! 6.5 Creedmoor! After 10 shots it pulls me 30 yards closer to the target!
Serious question for 2 minutes. What brake is that? Looks like a JEC or an MBM ported, but those are 3 and 4 port brakes, not five like yours.
The brake was built by Brian's Guns in Utah. The rifle was built by Morton Arms in Morton Indiana. The rifle use to be a 260 with a Hart heavy barrel but I shot the barrel out at 2900 rounds so I re-barreled it to the 6.5 Creedmoor. Load data just got done yesterday with the 140 Berger at 2865fps and a 5 shot group of .155moa. RL26/CCI200 primer.
Western4444
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At 72 years old, I can shoot anything hunting, including my 338 Win Mag. Target shooting, I limit myself to a 6.5 Creedmoor unless it has a muzzle brake. At this time in my life, I am a real fan of muzzle brakes, especially my target guns.
And also your hearing!!!For those of you who aren't sure how the numbers compare to real world rifles, here's a handy calculator for recoil velocity and energy...
JBM - Calculations - Recoil
www.jbmballistics.com
9 lb 6.5 Creed ≈ 13 ftlbs
9 lb 30-06 ≈ 22 ftlbs
9 lb 300 WM ≈ 32 ftlbs
Kinda interesting to see how much powder charge affects things...
FYI, a decent muzzle brake will cut the perceived recoil by about 1/3 to 1/2...
Well, I haven't read all 34 pages, but assume much of this has been beaten to death. I see it like this:
Ft-lb recoil numbers are only a small part of the story. They give you a place to start, but perceived recoil has a lot to do with duration of the recoil pulse, stock design, technique, shooting position, muzzle blast, muzzle rise, etc. Any noxious stimuli received by the brain and previous bad experiences influence what happens when you pull the trigger. It doesn't take much of a flinch to really blow up EVERY advantage of a hyper-accurate rifle. It takes me forever to overcome getting thumped by a scope.
I love suppressors and hate muzzle breaks. The muzzle blast is just as noxious to me as the shoulder thump. I can shoot my stock Mk V .300 Weatherby about 15-20 rounds off a bench before it's not fun. Standing, it's not bad at all. The .338 or .340 Wby is about 10 rounds. I could shoot the suppressed 300 Win mag all day, no problems. Somewhere in the .260 AI to .280 AI is the sweet spot for me. But, I've learned not to push it, focus on technique, and not get to where my primitive brain causes bad habits.
The .416 Rigby with 400 gr bullets is an absolute bugger from a bench but not all that bad standing up on the sticks. I usually do 10-12 rounds in a session, never missing an 8" paper plate at 200 yards - plenty good enough for African dangerous game, as I verified last summer in the Caprivi. 2 shots, 2 dead critters. I very unashamedly put a limb saver pad on it, and used it while hunting.
I have a youth model Wby Vanguard in 7mm-08. With 140 bullets the thing is a hideous demon to shoot. I'd never let a kid touch it off, even if I hated him. I don't know if it's the weight, the stock design, or just what, but there isn't a rifle in my collection I enjoy shooting less.
.350 Rem with a rocking chair leg for a stock = miserable. Browning safari .375 = piece of cake. It all depends!
Ft-lb recoil numbers are only a small part of the story. They give you a place to start, but perceived recoil has a lot to do with duration of the recoil pulse, stock design, technique, shooting position, muzzle blast, muzzle rise, etc. Any noxious stimuli received by the brain and previous bad experiences influence what happens when you pull the trigger. It doesn't take much of a flinch to really blow up EVERY advantage of a hyper-accurate rifle. It takes me forever to overcome getting thumped by a scope.
I love suppressors and hate muzzle breaks. The muzzle blast is just as noxious to me as the shoulder thump. I can shoot my stock Mk V .300 Weatherby about 15-20 rounds off a bench before it's not fun. Standing, it's not bad at all. The .338 or .340 Wby is about 10 rounds. I could shoot the suppressed 300 Win mag all day, no problems. Somewhere in the .260 AI to .280 AI is the sweet spot for me. But, I've learned not to push it, focus on technique, and not get to where my primitive brain causes bad habits.
The .416 Rigby with 400 gr bullets is an absolute bugger from a bench but not all that bad standing up on the sticks. I usually do 10-12 rounds in a session, never missing an 8" paper plate at 200 yards - plenty good enough for African dangerous game, as I verified last summer in the Caprivi. 2 shots, 2 dead critters. I very unashamedly put a limb saver pad on it, and used it while hunting.
I have a youth model Wby Vanguard in 7mm-08. With 140 bullets the thing is a hideous demon to shoot. I'd never let a kid touch it off, even if I hated him. I don't know if it's the weight, the stock design, or just what, but there isn't a rifle in my collection I enjoy shooting less.
.350 Rem with a rocking chair leg for a stock = miserable. Browning safari .375 = piece of cake. It all depends!
