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<blockquote data-quote="Bullmark" data-source="post: 2286587" data-attributes="member: 113003"><p>Brother you won't find another person, who hunts and shoots as much as me, who is any more concerned with recoil and tries to avoid it at all costs. </p><p></p><p>I have a 6.5 PRC and it's a very light build. Proof barrel, Defiance AnTi action, and very light McMillan stock. It comes in around 6lbs 7oz., without the scope. It does have a brake, but the recoil is nothing...as in literally nothing.....even without the brake I cannot imagine it would be something to fret over. I'm shooting 140's over 57gr of r26...zipping along at 3100fps. So the 6.5 would do the job for u. </p><p></p><p>However, in all my years, the caliber I reach for most often is the .280AI. I've only owned two but they are the most pleasant to shoot out of anything I have. I'm not a reloader and most guys on this site have forgotten way more than I'll ever know, but the .280ai seems to be a very efficient caliber. I just know mine have had the recoil of a smaller caliber. </p><p></p><p>I wonder how a light for caliber Hammer, or some other solid, would perform in the .280ai, and if it may extend the range of an ethical shot on a bigger animal, like an elk. I'm shooting 168s over 57gr of 4350 and coming real close to 3000fps......with no flinch recoil, out of a 8.5lb rifle. </p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullmark, post: 2286587, member: 113003"] Brother you won’t find another person, who hunts and shoots as much as me, who is any more concerned with recoil and tries to avoid it at all costs. I have a 6.5 PRC and it’s a very light build. Proof barrel, Defiance AnTi action, and very light McMillan stock. It comes in around 6lbs 7oz., without the scope. It does have a brake, but the recoil is nothing...as in literally nothing.....even without the brake I cannot imagine it would be something to fret over. I’m shooting 140’s over 57gr of r26...zipping along at 3100fps. So the 6.5 would do the job for u. However, in all my years, the caliber I reach for most often is the .280AI. I’ve only owned two but they are the most pleasant to shoot out of anything I have. I’m not a reloader and most guys on this site have forgotten way more than I’ll ever know, but the .280ai seems to be a very efficient caliber. I just know mine have had the recoil of a smaller caliber. I wonder how a light for caliber Hammer, or some other solid, would perform in the .280ai, and if it may extend the range of an ethical shot on a bigger animal, like an elk. I’m shooting 168s over 57gr of 4350 and coming real close to 3000fps......with no flinch recoil, out of a 8.5lb rifle. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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