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Recoil, what recoil?
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<blockquote data-quote="SMK1000plus" data-source="post: 1600611" data-attributes="member: 93846"><p>300whisper, that face slap you experience with your 30-06 is caused by the metal buttplate! The rifle recoil it transmitted to your shoulder so much faster than with even a thin recoil pad, that it jerks your shoulder back much more violently, which snatches your neck down and propels your face/check weld down into the stock. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /> It is a common occurrence on old rifles with metal buttplates.</p><p></p><p>Back when metal buttplates were the norm, most shooters (mostly hunters) rarely shot over 5 rounds in a given day. The face slap was the normal consequence of shooting most rifles and so was expected and accepted. For a few rounds, particularly at game, it wasn't an issue. Today, most of us shoot between 20 to over 100 rounds in one shooting session. I personally shoot @ 50 to 100 rounds out of each rifle I bring that day, and I always bring at least three, usually five. You probably wouldn't want to shoot 100 rounds of my standard 30-06 load; 212gr ELD-X moving at 2,470 fps, out of your metal buttplate 30-06 would you? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p><p></p><p>You stated that your stock is a laminate. That means your rifle isn't one of the early 1960 to 1970 vintage rifles or it has been re-stocked. If you plan to shoot that 30-06 very much, have the stock shortened to fit you with a quality recoil pad installed. If you plan to pass it on to one of you children or grandchildren, have it fit to them, or to the length you estimate they'll need when grown. If you leave it original, consider what will become of it the first time whoever you leave it to gets a bruised shoulder, or worse, gets scoped! Chances are, they won't expect the recoil associated with a metal buttplate. They'll be use to rifles with decent recoil pads and hopefully suppressors, or at least good muzzle brakes by then...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SMK1000plus, post: 1600611, member: 93846"] 300whisper, that face slap you experience with your 30-06 is caused by the metal buttplate! The rifle recoil it transmitted to your shoulder so much faster than with even a thin recoil pad, that it jerks your shoulder back much more violently, which snatches your neck down and propels your face/check weld down into the stock. :confused: It is a common occurrence on old rifles with metal buttplates. Back when metal buttplates were the norm, most shooters (mostly hunters) rarely shot over 5 rounds in a given day. The face slap was the normal consequence of shooting most rifles and so was expected and accepted. For a few rounds, particularly at game, it wasn't an issue. Today, most of us shoot between 20 to over 100 rounds in one shooting session. I personally shoot @ 50 to 100 rounds out of each rifle I bring that day, and I always bring at least three, usually five. You probably wouldn't want to shoot 100 rounds of my standard 30-06 load; 212gr ELD-X moving at 2,470 fps, out of your metal buttplate 30-06 would you? :eek: You stated that your stock is a laminate. That means your rifle isn't one of the early 1960 to 1970 vintage rifles or it has been re-stocked. If you plan to shoot that 30-06 very much, have the stock shortened to fit you with a quality recoil pad installed. If you plan to pass it on to one of you children or grandchildren, have it fit to them, or to the length you estimate they'll need when grown. If you leave it original, consider what will become of it the first time whoever you leave it to gets a bruised shoulder, or worse, gets scoped! Chances are, they won't expect the recoil associated with a metal buttplate. They'll be use to rifles with decent recoil pads and hopefully suppressors, or at least good muzzle brakes by then... [/QUOTE]
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