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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1262188" data-attributes="member: 2736">I looked into many cartridges looking for a light weight Stopper and decided on a 338 RCM because it would work on a short action and could be made to weigh in at 7 or 8 pounds. I used a model 7 Rem because it was shorter and lighter that the short action.The rifle weighs in at just under 7 pounds fully dressed and ready to hunt. Originally it was for a bear hunt but that fell through, so I decided to use it on Elk size game and kept using the 225 Accubonds for 3800 ft/lbs of energy. the velocity with this load was 2764 ft/sec in a 23&quot; barrel.The recoil was manageable but the little rifle had a bad recoil angle of almost 80o and fast follow up shots were difficult, So I installed one of my brakes and brought the recoil energy down from 34.6 ft/lbs to 16.6 ft/lbs and shortened the barrel 1&#039;&#039; to keep the rifle short for handling. Very little velocity was lost and muzzle rise was all but eliminated. Recoil is in the 308 range and very manageable with the brake, But without a brake any lightweightrifle will have plenty of recoil and recoil velocity. So If you want a light weight rifle, with loads of energy, the effect will be recoil. (You cant have your cake and eat it to) And a brake may be necessary. I also looked at the 35 Whelen (Another great cartridge but it required a long action and could not produce the energy) (3300 to 3375 ft/lbs) that the RCM could (3700 to 3800+) and can use a longer barrel. Just My choice for a lightweight hammer.J E CUSTOM</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1262188, member: 2736"] I looked into many cartridges looking for a light weight Stopper and decided on a 338 RCM because it would work on a short action and could be made to weigh in at 7 or 8 pounds. I used a model 7 Rem because it was shorter and lighter that the short action. The rifle weighs in at just under 7 pounds fully dressed and ready to hunt. Originally it was for a bear hunt but that fell through, so I decided to use it on Elk size game and kept using the 225 Accubonds for 3800 ft/lbs of energy. the velocity with this load was 2764 ft/sec in a 23" barrel. The recoil was manageable but the little rifle had a bad recoil angle of almost 80o and fast follow up shots were difficult, So I installed one of my brakes and brought the recoil energy down from 34.6 ft/lbs to 16.6 ft/lbs and shortened the barrel 1'' to keep the rifle short for handling. Very little velocity was lost and muzzle rise was all but eliminated. Recoil is in the 308 range and very manageable with the brake, But without a brake any lightweight rifle will have plenty of recoil and recoil velocity. So If you want a light weight rifle, with loads of energy, the effect will be recoil. (You cant have your cake and eat it to) And a brake may be necessary. I also looked at the 35 Whelen (Another great cartridge but it required a long action and could not produce the energy) (3300 to 3375 ft/lbs) that the RCM could (3700 to 3800+) and can use a longer barrel. Just My choice for a lightweight hammer. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]

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