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<blockquote data-quote="flintlock hunter" data-source="post: 2211913" data-attributes="member: 118777"><p>I have an old H&R full rifled 12 Ga single shot that I tried scoping once, only to end up with my "magnum eyebrow".... lots of blood by the way, but no fun. Anyway, I got a piece of curly maple and carved a new forend with a large enough cavity to Accra glas roughly a pound of lead fine shot in place. It made a very noticable reduction in recoil, and the already accurate mule of a slug gun became more managable, so I kept it. In my gun safe, where it remains, right next to the 20 Ga Savage 220 that is an 1 1/2" 200 yard gun and the one I hunted with in our SRA before moving to Potter County.</p><p></p><p>If you really like that WSM, keep it, but you mentioned a 375 H&H that at 9 1/2 lbs doesn't beat you half to death. Since stock design has a great deal to do with how badly a rifle beats you up, my suggestion to tame the WSM is to compare the stocks, and see the difference between them. Then check with a reputable gunsmith and have him either suggest a better stock, or restock the rifle for you. You may be pleasantly surprised.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flintlock hunter, post: 2211913, member: 118777"] I have an old H&R full rifled 12 Ga single shot that I tried scoping once, only to end up with my "magnum eyebrow".... lots of blood by the way, but no fun. Anyway, I got a piece of curly maple and carved a new forend with a large enough cavity to Accra glas roughly a pound of lead fine shot in place. It made a very noticable reduction in recoil, and the already accurate mule of a slug gun became more managable, so I kept it. In my gun safe, where it remains, right next to the 20 Ga Savage 220 that is an 1 1/2" 200 yard gun and the one I hunted with in our SRA before moving to Potter County. If you really like that WSM, keep it, but you mentioned a 375 H&H that at 9 1/2 lbs doesn't beat you half to death. Since stock design has a great deal to do with how badly a rifle beats you up, my suggestion to tame the WSM is to compare the stocks, and see the difference between them. Then check with a reputable gunsmith and have him either suggest a better stock, or restock the rifle for you. You may be pleasantly surprised. [/QUOTE]
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