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Shooting heavy recoiling rifle from bench-beginner here
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<blockquote data-quote="Hand Skills" data-source="post: 1489976" data-attributes="member: 103303"><p>I appreciate what you're saying [USER=12443]@yobuck[/USER] but how do you see through the muzzle flash? What about a lightweight magnum? Even with a brake a lot of hunting rifles have enough muzzle jump to take one off target.</p><p></p><p>It's a valid point, but to me (longtime hunter, new to LR) the issue of spotting hits has more to do with getting back on target, rather than staying on target.</p><p></p><p>As a shooter, it's just not possible to watch the target all the time. Personally I don't mind losing the target for a fraction of a second, so long as I'm back on before the bullet arrives.</p><p></p><p>The fact is, trading 1/2 the recoil energy for 10x the sound energy is not a sensible choice for everyone.</p><p></p><p>My main hunting rifle is a 30-06. At just over 7lbs, a 200gr bullet at 2700fps generates very similar recoil energy to a 10lb .338WM shooting a 250gr at 2700fps.</p><p></p><p>To be honest, I struggle to see impact between about 200-300yd, but 400 and beyond have no trouble. I don't shoot that rifle off a bipod either though...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hand Skills, post: 1489976, member: 103303"] I appreciate what you're saying [USER=12443]@yobuck[/USER] but how do you see through the muzzle flash? What about a lightweight magnum? Even with a brake a lot of hunting rifles have enough muzzle jump to take one off target. It's a valid point, but to me (longtime hunter, new to LR) the issue of spotting hits has more to do with getting back on target, rather than staying on target. As a shooter, it's just not possible to watch the target all the time. Personally I don't mind losing the target for a fraction of a second, so long as I'm back on before the bullet arrives. The fact is, trading 1/2 the recoil energy for 10x the sound energy is not a sensible choice for everyone. My main hunting rifle is a 30-06. At just over 7lbs, a 200gr bullet at 2700fps generates very similar recoil energy to a 10lb .338WM shooting a 250gr at 2700fps. To be honest, I struggle to see impact between about 200-300yd, but 400 and beyond have no trouble. I don't shoot that rifle off a bipod either though... [/QUOTE]
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