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<blockquote data-quote="Rich Coyle" data-source="post: 1865407" data-attributes="member: 70559"><p>Occasionally there is a tread I just don't understand. This is one.</p><p></p><p>About thirty years ago I had a 7-.300 Weatherby. It fired Nosler 175 Partitions at 3,150 feet per second. One day while deer hunting I noticed a deer about fifty yards away standing there looking at me. Maybe it was laying down and I didn't see it till it stood up. Anyway I figured there was no hurry because it knew I was there for awhile before I saw it so I sat down and took my time to shoot it right below the chin. I was amazed at the amount of recoil and loudness of the blast. Since then I use brakes and electronic hearing protection.</p><p></p><p>After that barrel wore out I converted it to a .375 wildcat firing Sierra 300 grainers at 2,990 fps or Barnes TTSX 250 at 3,190 fps. I can fire a couple boxes or more at one session with nary a bruise or discomfort. Good brakes and good pads are a must.</p><p></p><p>A friend of mine who is a world class shooter purchased a .338 RUM. He was used to a .25-06. The best group he could get was over 1 1/2" at 100 yards. I convinced him to have a good brake installed. His next range session gave him 1/2" groups. Like I already posted good brakes and good pads are essential.</p><p></p><p>And don't forget the electronic hearing protection. They are like binoculars for your ears.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rich Coyle, post: 1865407, member: 70559"] Occasionally there is a tread I just don't understand. This is one. About thirty years ago I had a 7-.300 Weatherby. It fired Nosler 175 Partitions at 3,150 feet per second. One day while deer hunting I noticed a deer about fifty yards away standing there looking at me. Maybe it was laying down and I didn't see it till it stood up. Anyway I figured there was no hurry because it knew I was there for awhile before I saw it so I sat down and took my time to shoot it right below the chin. I was amazed at the amount of recoil and loudness of the blast. Since then I use brakes and electronic hearing protection. After that barrel wore out I converted it to a .375 wildcat firing Sierra 300 grainers at 2,990 fps or Barnes TTSX 250 at 3,190 fps. I can fire a couple boxes or more at one session with nary a bruise or discomfort. Good brakes and good pads are a must. A friend of mine who is a world class shooter purchased a .338 RUM. He was used to a .25-06. The best group he could get was over 1 1/2" at 100 yards. I convinced him to have a good brake installed. His next range session gave him 1/2" groups. Like I already posted good brakes and good pads are essential. And don't forget the electronic hearing protection. They are like binoculars for your ears. [/QUOTE]
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