#3003837 - 10/28/12 04:51 PM
Reducing recoil
|
CopperHead77
12 Point
Registered: 08/20/07
Posts: 6707
Loc: Hickman Co.
|
Offline
|
|
Does going to a lighter grain make that much of a difference? Using 180 grain for a 300win mag..thought about going to 150..also has anyone tried the recoil pads from limbsaver?
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3003843 - 10/28/12 04:56 PM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: CopperHead77]
|
Hardwoodmaterials
4 Point
Registered: 09/14/11
Posts: 264
Loc: Hohenwald,Tn
|
Online
|
|
You can tell a small difference between the 180's and 150's but the Limbsaver will make a very noticeable difference. Limbsavers are the best thing ever made to help tame felt recoil.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3004006 - 10/28/12 06:15 PM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: Hardwoodmaterials]
|
Nhill
8 Point
Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 1399
Loc: Maryville, TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
You might lose a little accuracy with the 150 grain bullets too. My 300wsm was not as accurate with them, but yours might be different
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3004008 - 10/28/12 06:17 PM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: Nhill]
|
W C
8 Point
Registered: 02/02/02
Posts: 2396
Loc: Alabama
|
|
Offline
|
|
The best solution for intolerable recoil is a manageable caliber
_________________________
Obama gets to have it both ways. He claims black from his father and American from his mother. Claiming to be a white Kenyan wouldn't get him very far though would it?
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3004028 - 10/28/12 06:24 PM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: W C]
|
Wobblyshot1
6 Point
Registered: 10/13/10
Posts: 904
Loc: Rutherford County
|
|
Offline
|
|
I agree.
_________________________
The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer's feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. Habakkuk 3:19
N.R.A. Life Member
N.M.L.R.A. Member
I like Flintlocks!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3005119 - 10/29/12 08:13 AM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: Wobblyshot1]
|
JimFromTN
8 Point
Registered: 07/14/08
Posts: 1228
Loc: Nashville, TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Start with a new recoil pad. If its still bad, you can get a muzzle break. When I first got my 300 win mag, I could not shoot more than 15 rds before my shoulder would turn blue. I now have a 1 inch recoil reduction pad and vias muzzle break. I went to a class this past summer and put literally a hundred and twenty rds down range in a day and there was no flinching or pain. I was shooting 190 grain bullets. It was an absolute pleasure to shoot.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3005145 - 10/29/12 08:32 AM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: JimFromTN]
|
FULLDRAWXX75
12 Point
Registered: 01/29/07
Posts: 5499
Loc: Adirondack Mtns, NY
|
|
Offline
|
|
Have a top quality recoil pad installed & install a mercury recoil surpressor in the stock if needed after that.
I have an older (mid 40's Belgium made Browning A-5) that thing kicked like an angry mule. I installed a pachmayr recoil pad and a mercury recoil surpressor in the butt stock. The thing shoots like a 20 ga. now.
FDXX75
_________________________
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3005304 - 10/29/12 09:52 AM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: W C]
|
leader
12 Point
Registered: 08/10/06
Posts: 6345
Loc: Knox
|
|
Online
|
|
The best solution for intolerable recoil is a manageable caliber
I agree, bigger ain't always better. Get a gun you are comfortable with that you don't have to alter to tolerate.
_________________________
THE ONLY DUMB QUESTIONS ARE THOSE NEVER ASKED!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3006382 - 10/29/12 06:46 PM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: FULLDRAWXX75]
|
Chaneylake
Brownsville Mafia
16 Point
Registered: 12/18/07
Posts: 15298
Loc: on the wings of a snow white d...
|
|
Offline
|
|
Have a top quality recoil pad installed & install a mercury recoil surpressor in the stock if needed after that.
I have an older (mid 40's Belgium made Browning A-5) that thing kicked like an angry mule. I installed a pachmayr recoil pad and a mercury recoil surpressor in the butt stock. The thing shoots like a 20 ga. now.
FDXX75
skeet shooters do this all the time even with light load shells
_________________________
"Don't piss down my back and tell me its rain", Fletcher, Outlaw Josey Wales
Living somewhere between this world and the other, Legends of the Fall
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3007310 - 10/30/12 10:54 AM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: leader]
|
DaveB
8 Point
Registered: 09/03/08
Posts: 1789
Loc: Shelby County
|
|
Offline
|
|
Get a PAST magnum recoil shield and wear it under your shirt/jacket.
I have a 300 Mag that won't shoot 180's at all, is murder with a 150. I also have a Browning ABoltII with BOSS that has a felt recoil about like a 243, a light load 06 maybe. However, you may go deaf shooting it, the blast is kind of noticeable.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3007777 - 10/30/12 04:24 PM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: DaveB]
|
Model70Man
12 Point
Registered: 09/30/05
Posts: 6102
Loc: Knoxville, TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Drop down to the 130 gr TTSX. Recoil will be less if you load it to 3000 fps. It will recoil like a 270.
_________________________
Winchester Model 70 Stainless Left Hand .270 Win.
McMillan Edge
Talley Lightweights
Zeiss Victory Varipoint #60 Illuminated
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3007785 - 10/30/12 04:31 PM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: DaveB]
|
David Sapp
4 Point
Registered: 08/11/05
Posts: 417
Loc: Mt Crest
|
|
Offline
|
|
I think Remington makes some reduced recoil loads for the 300 Win Mag, may want to try those.
David
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3007823 - 10/30/12 04:55 PM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: David Sapp]
|
S.vitreum
Spike
Registered: 10/03/07
Posts: 64
Loc: TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Only you can decide. However, I'd be far more afraid of a guy that was really good with a .223, than you and your .300 wm. As said above, find a comfortable round and learn to shoot it well.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3007921 - 10/30/12 06:03 PM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: S.vitreum]
|
7mminatree
4 Point
Registered: 01/12/12
Posts: 354
Loc: Unicoi Tn.
|
|
Offline
|
|
You can load a 300 mag down 30-06 recoil levels. Good reason to start reloading. Or dump the .300
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3008980 - 10/31/12 10:25 AM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: 7mminatree]
|
catsbackr
4 Point
Registered: 12/23/09
Posts: 110
Loc: Hixson, TN.
|
|
Offline
|
|
Try this..http://www.midwayusa.com/product/158686/remington-managed-recoil-ammunition-300-winchester-magnum-150-grain-core-lokt-pointed-soft-point-box-of-20.
Edited by catsbackr (10/31/12 10:26 AM)
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3009184 - 10/31/12 12:14 PM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: DaveB]
|
WGK
Wild Bill
10 Point
Registered: 02/18/12
Posts: 3103
Loc: loudon
|
|
Offline
|
|
I have limbsaver pads on all larger rifles and yes they help.
_________________________
William G Kollock
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3011617 - 11/01/12 08:03 PM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: WGK]
|
BMan
14 Point
Registered: 02/06/06
Posts: 8917
Loc: Middle TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Limbsaver recoil pads are worth their weight in gold. Excellent product and VERY noticeable recoil management.
_________________________
Rules are for people who lose fights.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#3011951 - 11/02/12 12:03 AM
Re: Reducing recoil
[Re: 7mminatree]
|
jakeway
TnDeer Old Timer
10 Point
Registered: 11/22/99
Posts: 3448
Loc: Hendersonville, TN, USA
|
|
Offline
|
|
...Good reason to start reloading. Or dump the .300
Do both! You certainly don't need a 300 Mag for deer. Shoot a 120 or 140 gr 6.5 caliber bullet out of a 6.5X55 Swede, a 260 REM, or a 6.5 Creedmore and you'll be very pleased. If you can't get a new rifle, pick up some Lee reloading equipment and make your own reduced recoil loads for the 300. Down-load a 150 or 165 gr bullet to .08 WIN velocities and it will have recoil similar to the 308 WIN.
_________________________
It's not rocket surgery, for crying outside!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
Moderator: RUGER, gtk, Bobby G, Unicam, CBU93, stretch, TurkeyBurd
|
12107 Members
38 Forums
115856 Topics
1411174 Posts
Max Online: 756 @ 11/20/12 09:10 AM
|
|
|
The TnDeer.Com Deer Talk Forum is for Tennessee Deer Hunters by Tennessee Deer Hunters. If you enjoy using our Talk Forum and would like to contribute to help in it's up-keep. Just submit your contribution by clicking on the DONATE button below and paying with PayPal or a major credit card. Any amount is much appreciated. Thanks for your support!
|
|
|
