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<blockquote data-quote="blvette75" data-source="post: 2928576" data-attributes="member: 72440"><p>Hi Tom,</p><p></p><p>Have built an AR10 in 6.5 Creedmoor, and mine is about 16 lbs with scope, it is light on the recoil, it has a brake and other recoil mitigation items added and the adjustable gas block really helped the shoot-ability as my upper was a bit over gassed. I have taken it hunting once, when my daughter was 11 and using my HMR, and I wound up carrying them both most of the time, never again. I am now 66 and had torn a deltoid muscle in my right shoulder in the past. I shoot all of my magnums now with a brake on them, the radial brakes are not bad for sound but not great if you are shooting off of the ground. My daughter shoots my Bergara HMR with a brake on it. minimal recoil with scope that is about 11.5 lbs there are a lot of lighter options. Christensen Arms Mesa is about 6.5 lbs, Weatherby has a lot of caliber options even lighter weight, and many more light weight options. The Brakes were a game changer for me, to get back into shooting the magnums again after the deltoid muscle tear as once I could tolerate the recoil, the rest came back. I have the limbsaver recoil pads on some of my rifles and shotguns, when I first started shooting again had the wearable pad on my shoulder. I have a brockman brake that I can turn on and off on my BAR 300 win mag, over time as my shoulder has gotten better this type of brake has been helpful to test my shoulder turning the brake off and on as I thought the recoil was not that bad after had my daughter turn the brake of and on with me not knowing which way it was has helped me. But the full load 338 win mag and 375 ruger I always use a heavy brake on these. Other item is have a bad neck now so I find I need a bit of elevation at the comb on my rifles with the higher power scopes. Good luck, be safe I am sure you and your dad will have a great time, James</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blvette75, post: 2928576, member: 72440"] Hi Tom, Have built an AR10 in 6.5 Creedmoor, and mine is about 16 lbs with scope, it is light on the recoil, it has a brake and other recoil mitigation items added and the adjustable gas block really helped the shoot-ability as my upper was a bit over gassed. I have taken it hunting once, when my daughter was 11 and using my HMR, and I wound up carrying them both most of the time, never again. I am now 66 and had torn a deltoid muscle in my right shoulder in the past. I shoot all of my magnums now with a brake on them, the radial brakes are not bad for sound but not great if you are shooting off of the ground. My daughter shoots my Bergara HMR with a brake on it. minimal recoil with scope that is about 11.5 lbs there are a lot of lighter options. Christensen Arms Mesa is about 6.5 lbs, Weatherby has a lot of caliber options even lighter weight, and many more light weight options. The Brakes were a game changer for me, to get back into shooting the magnums again after the deltoid muscle tear as once I could tolerate the recoil, the rest came back. I have the limbsaver recoil pads on some of my rifles and shotguns, when I first started shooting again had the wearable pad on my shoulder. I have a brockman brake that I can turn on and off on my BAR 300 win mag, over time as my shoulder has gotten better this type of brake has been helpful to test my shoulder turning the brake off and on as I thought the recoil was not that bad after had my daughter turn the brake of and on with me not knowing which way it was has helped me. But the full load 338 win mag and 375 ruger I always use a heavy brake on these. Other item is have a bad neck now so I find I need a bit of elevation at the comb on my rifles with the higher power scopes. Good luck, be safe I am sure you and your dad will have a great time, James [/QUOTE]
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