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<blockquote data-quote="Teri Anne" data-source="post: 2738723" data-attributes="member: 118816"><p>Some good thoughts here, especially about us, "Old Folks" I am definitely old, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /> but that is not so bad providing one took care of oneself along the way. What some do not seem to understand is that human shoulders are not designed to absorb recoil. Thus the first time one shoots a rifle it begins a long journey to shoulder issues. The more you subject the shoulder to recoil the more that is gets damaged, a little here, a little there. For me the 30-06 in a bolt action rifle was beginning to be somewhat uncomfortable many years ago, while a M1 chambered in 30-06 was not an issue. Much to be said about the ability of a semi automatic action to attenuate recoil. Over my military career I shot over 100,000 rounds through an M14 in both training and competition. My Winchester Model 70 had more recoil than the M14 simply because of the weight difference and the recoil absorbing of the semi automatic action. While the Model 70 wasn't all that uncomfortable there was a big difference in the felt recoil between the two rifles. Early in my shooting career, which started as a teenager buying my first center fire rifle, a Marlin 336 in 35 Remington, a recoil step up from my trusty Winchester Model 74 .22 and Stevens 87A 20 ga shotgun I learned, primarily from the Marlin...If it hurts to shoot it find a way to mitigate it hurting you. For the Marlin in the early 60's that was a washcloth folded over and held under a bra strap holding it in place. It wasn't very pretty, but it worked. Another thing is to hold the butt of the rifle stock HARD into your shoulder. A loose butt results in instant pain not soon to be forgotten. Each and every time you pull the trigger and the rifle recoils it's another step closer to shoulder issues. The harder the recoil the faster it's going to happen, and it will eventually happen to those that choose to ignore recoil. It will eventually come back and bite you...in the shoulder so it should not come as a surprise when the Doc says, you need shoulder surgery. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teri Anne, post: 2738723, member: 118816"] Some good thoughts here, especially about us, "Old Folks" I am definitely old, :confused: but that is not so bad providing one took care of oneself along the way. What some do not seem to understand is that human shoulders are not designed to absorb recoil. Thus the first time one shoots a rifle it begins a long journey to shoulder issues. The more you subject the shoulder to recoil the more that is gets damaged, a little here, a little there. For me the 30-06 in a bolt action rifle was beginning to be somewhat uncomfortable many years ago, while a M1 chambered in 30-06 was not an issue. Much to be said about the ability of a semi automatic action to attenuate recoil. Over my military career I shot over 100,000 rounds through an M14 in both training and competition. My Winchester Model 70 had more recoil than the M14 simply because of the weight difference and the recoil absorbing of the semi automatic action. While the Model 70 wasn't all that uncomfortable there was a big difference in the felt recoil between the two rifles. Early in my shooting career, which started as a teenager buying my first center fire rifle, a Marlin 336 in 35 Remington, a recoil step up from my trusty Winchester Model 74 .22 and Stevens 87A 20 ga shotgun I learned, primarily from the Marlin...If it hurts to shoot it find a way to mitigate it hurting you. For the Marlin in the early 60's that was a washcloth folded over and held under a bra strap holding it in place. It wasn't very pretty, but it worked. Another thing is to hold the butt of the rifle stock HARD into your shoulder. A loose butt results in instant pain not soon to be forgotten. Each and every time you pull the trigger and the rifle recoils it's another step closer to shoulder issues. The harder the recoil the faster it's going to happen, and it will eventually happen to those that choose to ignore recoil. It will eventually come back and bite you...in the shoulder so it should not come as a surprise when the Doc says, you need shoulder surgery. o_O [/QUOTE]
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