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Light Weight Rifle for Smaller Hunters?
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<blockquote data-quote="LVJ76" data-source="post: 1799813" data-attributes="member: 108965"><p>I think you hit the nail in the head, well said Sir.</p><p></p><p>What I will add is that practice is needed to get used to any type of recoil, regardless big or small.</p><p></p><p>A very light rifle will recoil more whether using a light load or not. I'm not a fan of brakes so we don't use them.</p><p></p><p>I got started early shooting with a 22LR at age 4, a 223 at age 5 and 20ga and 7mm-08 at age 7, got my first javelina at 7 and coues deer at age 8, these two was carrying my own rifle up and down hillls, an 8lb rifle. My dad had a large mesquite tree branch cut, sanded and added metal weights to it and then added a sling to it. We would hike and I carried it so I would get used to the weight. When I got my first deer he carried it and I got to carry my rifle and his his 9 and some lbs 270 win, it was a long way back for me, those 2 miles seemed like 8 and I would not have it any other way, and I was ready for it.</p><p></p><p>Just like I was ready for the recoil, practice, practice and more practice. Started me light and worked me up.</p><p></p><p>My wife is 5' 2" and I also started her with a 22LR, then the 223 but she didn't like it, too light recoil but loves her 8.5lb 7mm-08 with full loads. She'll even shoot my 10lb 7mm Rem Mag and no complaints on the recoil, but she is used to it.</p><p></p><p>Now we don't use bipods, can't with all the cactus, we mostly shoot offhand and this also helps with recoil.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LVJ76, post: 1799813, member: 108965"] I think you hit the nail in the head, well said Sir. What I will add is that practice is needed to get used to any type of recoil, regardless big or small. A very light rifle will recoil more whether using a light load or not. I'm not a fan of brakes so we don't use them. I got started early shooting with a 22LR at age 4, a 223 at age 5 and 20ga and 7mm-08 at age 7, got my first javelina at 7 and coues deer at age 8, these two was carrying my own rifle up and down hillls, an 8lb rifle. My dad had a large mesquite tree branch cut, sanded and added metal weights to it and then added a sling to it. We would hike and I carried it so I would get used to the weight. When I got my first deer he carried it and I got to carry my rifle and his his 9 and some lbs 270 win, it was a long way back for me, those 2 miles seemed like 8 and I would not have it any other way, and I was ready for it. Just like I was ready for the recoil, practice, practice and more practice. Started me light and worked me up. My wife is 5' 2" and I also started her with a 22LR, then the 223 but she didn't like it, too light recoil but loves her 8.5lb 7mm-08 with full loads. She'll even shoot my 10lb 7mm Rem Mag and no complaints on the recoil, but she is used to it. Now we don't use bipods, can't with all the cactus, we mostly shoot offhand and this also helps with recoil. Hope this helps [/QUOTE]
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