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Help: New shooter looking for decent rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="captainjoe" data-source="post: 510797" data-attributes="member: 33428"><p>I think this is an important issue to consider. Because at the end of the day, the most important thing is that you feel comfortable and confident with your rifle.</p><p></p><p> I know it is not to everyone's liking, but if recoil is a concern, we use shoulder pads on the range. We have been experimenting with heavily loaded big bore stuff and to be honest, why take the beating? So that's what we do. I find as well when I am in the field, I rarely remember hearing or feeling the shot when shooting an animal. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p> A good quality recoil pad on your stock will help. Also, if you aren't going to use a muzzle brake, be wary of the feather weight rifles in the high powered magnums. I personally prefer carrying a bit heavier rifle for recoil and stabilization purposes, but there are other schools of thoughts.</p><p></p><p> I do agree that unless you are going to push yourself to longer ranges, that the recoil is not necessary. The .30-06 or .308 can go reasonable distances and for 95% of the casual hunters that only shoot once or twice a year and can't ethically take a longer shot, these calibers are very practical, cheap to shoot and of course have a pleasant recoil. If you are going to practice a lot, pushing yourself in longer range shooting, but you aren't going to reload, the .300 win mag is a good cartridge because of the amount of factory ammo on the market.</p><p></p><p> One good thing is that if you do make a choice in a quality rifle and find that it is a mistake, it generally isn't too difficult to sell it on and buy something else. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="captainjoe, post: 510797, member: 33428"] I think this is an important issue to consider. Because at the end of the day, the most important thing is that you feel comfortable and confident with your rifle. I know it is not to everyone's liking, but if recoil is a concern, we use shoulder pads on the range. We have been experimenting with heavily loaded big bore stuff and to be honest, why take the beating? So that's what we do. I find as well when I am in the field, I rarely remember hearing or feeling the shot when shooting an animal. :) A good quality recoil pad on your stock will help. Also, if you aren't going to use a muzzle brake, be wary of the feather weight rifles in the high powered magnums. I personally prefer carrying a bit heavier rifle for recoil and stabilization purposes, but there are other schools of thoughts. I do agree that unless you are going to push yourself to longer ranges, that the recoil is not necessary. The .30-06 or .308 can go reasonable distances and for 95% of the casual hunters that only shoot once or twice a year and can't ethically take a longer shot, these calibers are very practical, cheap to shoot and of course have a pleasant recoil. If you are going to practice a lot, pushing yourself in longer range shooting, but you aren't going to reload, the .300 win mag is a good cartridge because of the amount of factory ammo on the market. One good thing is that if you do make a choice in a quality rifle and find that it is a mistake, it generally isn't too difficult to sell it on and buy something else. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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