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338 RUM performance
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<blockquote data-quote="Old teacher" data-source="post: 720646" data-attributes="member: 48420"><p>Well, as I always say, if it works for you , keep doing it. Just be sure that you have gathered all relevant information before you make your choices. If you have never shot a .338 (any of them)with a brake, you need to go to the range, find someone who has one, and ask him if you can shoot it. He would be a pretty poor sportsman if he said no. Then take off the brake and fire the gun, and you will have all the relevant information you need to decide whether you want a brake. Pay the guy a few bucks and buy him a box of shells, and you have a decision made and a new friend. As I have posted several times before, I would not have a rifle above a .243 without putting a brake on it, but I have also admitted that I am hypersensitive to recoil.</p><p> </p><p>Several years ago, I bought a Browning Highwall in 45-70. It has an especially nice piece of wood on it, and it is a beautiful gun. I have shot it five times. The recoil is vicious. The five shots made my right shoulder black, blue, orange, red, and several blends of all of the above. But, it has an octagonal barrel with a brown finish. Putting a brake on it could ruin the looks of the gun. I am going to take it down to Benchmark and see what they recommend. The two biggest problems are matching the barrel color, and getting a brake that, when it is screwed in tightly, all the barrel edges would line up.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old teacher, post: 720646, member: 48420"] Well, as I always say, if it works for you , keep doing it. Just be sure that you have gathered all relevant information before you make your choices. If you have never shot a .338 (any of them)with a brake, you need to go to the range, find someone who has one, and ask him if you can shoot it. He would be a pretty poor sportsman if he said no. Then take off the brake and fire the gun, and you will have all the relevant information you need to decide whether you want a brake. Pay the guy a few bucks and buy him a box of shells, and you have a decision made and a new friend. As I have posted several times before, I would not have a rifle above a .243 without putting a brake on it, but I have also admitted that I am hypersensitive to recoil. Several years ago, I bought a Browning Highwall in 45-70. It has an especially nice piece of wood on it, and it is a beautiful gun. I have shot it five times. The recoil is vicious. The five shots made my right shoulder black, blue, orange, red, and several blends of all of the above. But, it has an octagonal barrel with a brown finish. Putting a brake on it could ruin the looks of the gun. I am going to take it down to Benchmark and see what they recommend. The two biggest problems are matching the barrel color, and getting a brake that, when it is screwed in tightly, all the barrel edges would line up. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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