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Post by oldhippy on Mar 1, 2020 6:24:34 GMT
A lot of dealing with recoil is mind over matter; training yourself to hold steady aim focusing on your target while maintaining a steady firm hold as you squeeze the trigger. Always keep the butt of the rifle stock firmly against your shoulder or it will kick a lot harder. Sometimes you can help yourself by putting a shooting pad on (Past) or adding a little temporary extra recoil pad on to the butt of the rifle. While the extra padding helps to mitigate felt recoil, it also begins to add to your length of pull and can affect your position in the scope and the proper hold on the rifle, so add no more than is essential.
There are better riflemen than me here that will hopefully chime in with a bit more insight.
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Post by torpedo on Mar 1, 2020 6:26:04 GMT
The quickest way to mitigate recoil is a brake or suppressor.
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Post by whitehorse on Mar 1, 2020 6:27:26 GMT
Well, I will disagree with some here...........recoil is NOT a figment of your imagination.....there are two recoils......actual which is a math equation based on weight of the gun, weight of the payload, velocity, etc.. FELT recoil , AKA "KICK", is based on gun fit...........
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Post by bazooka on Mar 1, 2020 6:28:51 GMT
The thing about recoil is you need to be careful and not develop a flinch. If you do then you need to be aware of it and control it.
I try to get beginner shooters started off right. A lot of shooting seems to be counter intuitive. I've seen new rifle shooters try to hold the gun away from them. It just gives the gun a running start. I've also seen tough guys brace as hard as they can and try to be immovable. The recoil energy needs somewhere to go.
I tell new shooters not to fear the gun. It's going to do what it's going to do. Go with the recoil don't fight it. Hold it tight with a firm grip. Go with the recoil don't fight it. Try to relax and of course practice, practice, practice.
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Post by hunter on Mar 1, 2020 6:30:08 GMT
Brake, add weight to stock, put a better recoil pad on stock.
I just got a synthetic stocked Mossberg Patriot in 375 Ruger. Weighs about 6.5 lbs. I flinch just looking at it!
It's got quite a good Limbsaver style recoil pad. I glass bedded the entire forend, mixing in about 1/2 pound of lead shot. Then mixed in about 3/4 lb of lead shot with the rest of the glass epoxy and drizzled it down into the butt stock to just behind the trigger, so as not to change the balance of the rifle. Altogether added about 1.5 lbs. Good steel Warne Maxima bases, some steel LaRue rings and scope, and it's now just under 9 lbs. Just about perfect.
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