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Reloading
Working up loads for magnums
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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1865701" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>This depends on what you call squirley. I shoot multiple heavy recoiling rifles, and I shoot test loads to determine both cold and hot barrel impact(which can be important, depending on the rifle). I shoot 5 shot groups, and if changing bullet weights/loads, one 5 shot group before shooting the group for record, to let the barrel settle in for the change in load. Fatigue from recoil will take a toll, so I try to take breaks to let my shoulder rest, and I use a Past recoil vest when benching my 35 Whelen with heavy 250 grain loads, or the 300 Win Mag loads. So yes, I think we all have had issues with heavy recoil from the bench, especially during extended sessions. Get a Past recoil pad for your shoulder, and set up your rest system so you can sit as straight up as possible and still shoot. This will change the angle of your rifle's recoil against your shoulder, and your body's resistance to recoil, lessening felt recoil and allowing more body movement under recoil. The straighter you can sit, the more your body can travel with the recoil, and that lessens felt recoil because it is absorbed over a longer period. Don't get low on the bench. Get more sandbags and get higher in your sitting position.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1865701, member: 60453"] This depends on what you call squirley. I shoot multiple heavy recoiling rifles, and I shoot test loads to determine both cold and hot barrel impact(which can be important, depending on the rifle). I shoot 5 shot groups, and if changing bullet weights/loads, one 5 shot group before shooting the group for record, to let the barrel settle in for the change in load. Fatigue from recoil will take a toll, so I try to take breaks to let my shoulder rest, and I use a Past recoil vest when benching my 35 Whelen with heavy 250 grain loads, or the 300 Win Mag loads. So yes, I think we all have had issues with heavy recoil from the bench, especially during extended sessions. Get a Past recoil pad for your shoulder, and set up your rest system so you can sit as straight up as possible and still shoot. This will change the angle of your rifle's recoil against your shoulder, and your body's resistance to recoil, lessening felt recoil and allowing more body movement under recoil. The straighter you can sit, the more your body can travel with the recoil, and that lessens felt recoil because it is absorbed over a longer period. Don't get low on the bench. Get more sandbags and get higher in your sitting position. [/QUOTE]
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