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Any .338 Win mag users?
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<blockquote data-quote="MAX" data-source="post: 2881" data-attributes="member: 184"><p>Jon,</p><p></p><p>FWIW, I have a buddy with a Shilen DGA-M in .338 Win. that weighs a bit over 8 lbs w/ McMillan stock. I've fired it several times and it has less felt recoil than my 30-30 Win. Trapper. NO JOKE! I'm a firm believer that the way you percieve recoil is almost completely related to stock design and this gun proves it for me. Shot a Win. 70 a few decades earlier in the same chambering(factory wood stock) and after two shots I had a headache that lasted three days. And I NEVER get headaches. Another example of this is my Belgian Cape Gun(w/ wood stock), the rifle side being .405 Win. which is close to the same power level as the .338. Wisp of a gun as many European weapons are, yet a total ***** cat to shoot. Composite stocks help a lot with recoil but proper design is the place to put your money. </p><p> .338 Win is a great hunting round, maybe the one that really deserves to be labled the 'all around cartridge for N. America.'</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MAX, post: 2881, member: 184"] Jon, FWIW, I have a buddy with a Shilen DGA-M in .338 Win. that weighs a bit over 8 lbs w/ McMillan stock. I've fired it several times and it has less felt recoil than my 30-30 Win. Trapper. NO JOKE! I'm a firm believer that the way you percieve recoil is almost completely related to stock design and this gun proves it for me. Shot a Win. 70 a few decades earlier in the same chambering(factory wood stock) and after two shots I had a headache that lasted three days. And I NEVER get headaches. Another example of this is my Belgian Cape Gun(w/ wood stock), the rifle side being .405 Win. which is close to the same power level as the .338. Wisp of a gun as many European weapons are, yet a total ***** cat to shoot. Composite stocks help a lot with recoil but proper design is the place to put your money. .338 Win is a great hunting round, maybe the one that really deserves to be labled the 'all around cartridge for N. America.' [/QUOTE]
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