Recoil management

[iH8DemLibz]

I have an 11x52mmR that will shove you into an adjacent county.

405 and grains worth of ouch.

 

[Humdi]

As per the table, baddest round around.
154lbs coming at your shoulder at 28 fps.

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[tallen702]

I have an 11x52mmR that will shove you into an adjacent county.

405 and grains worth of ouch.

Can you clap with your shoulder blades after firing that?

 

[3paul10]

Reason one to go to the range: Chicks dig it.

 

[alucard0822]

Obnoxious recoil isn't much fun, but a big caliber with manageable recoil can be pretty cool. Easiest to find with a nice fitted shotgun, a box stock 870 will beat you up, but a semi, or even a O/U setup for you has suprisingly light recoil, still has the same force, but spread through a larger area with better support, and in a direction that moves the muzzle as little as possible. Did some work on a buddies really nice Weatherby MK V deluxe, great fitting stock, small thin comp, was a little apprehensive to sight it in, 340 Weatherby mag, in a lightweight hunting rifle, but it was very manageable, no worse than most 30 cal military rifles.

 

[HordesOfKailas]

Recoil isn't managed. It's overcome.

 

[Blaster229]

Recoil isn't managed. It's overcome.

No. It's put up with.

 

[Minuteman]

Chuckhawks.com

Thanks!


Could you do us a favor and remove the little 'send from...' ad, if possible? Might not be possible if you are using tapitalk. Whatever, no biggie either way.


Oh, and congrats for getting 50 posts, you will now see a sub-forum called 'Watercool', and you'll be able to sell stuff here.

This is your slightly more important 'welcome' to MDShooters!

 

[Humdi]

Not sure how to.
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Once upon a time it was considered cool cuz I had the biggest baddest phone.
Felt like Bullet Tooth Tony and his Desert Eagle 5.0

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[outrider58]

Recoil isn't managed. It's overcome.

No. It's put up with.

No. It's expected. I try to flinch just before the gun goes powee.

 

[DZ]

Not sure how to.
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Once upon a time it was considered cool cuz I had the biggest baddest phone.
Felt like Bullet Tooth Tony and his Desert Eagle 5.0

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It's buried. Go to:
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Turn off the Sent from.

Something like that. Last time I updated my phone it reset.

 

[Humdi]

Let's see if it worked....

 

[Humdi]

It worked!
No longer feeling like bullet tooth tony

 

[Minuteman]

It worked!
No longer feeling like bullet tooth tony

Hey awesome!


Thank you.


And now, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to politely ask other members to do the same (show them how if needed), until you can find another newb to pass the duty along too.

Just kidding (but it would be nice )

Here's where you can now find the water cooler: https://www.mdshooters.com/forumdisplay.php?f=23

 

[Humdi]

+1

 

[E.Shell]

Some recoils is harder to manage than others:

 

[Blacksmith101]

A person who thinks a 16 inch barreled .223 has uncomfortable recoil has never fired a 22 inch barreled .45-70.

My "manly handgun" shoots a .45-70 405 grain in a 14" barrel.

Humdi,
Recoil management begins between the ears. Don't be afraid of it instead learn to manage it. Recoil can never be eliminated but you can learn techniques to mitigate the effects. The biggest thing is learn how to redirect the energy so the impact on you is minimized. Go to the range and watch people shooting heavy recoiling guns, the ones not being beaten to death are redirecting the energy. The phrase "roll with the punches" illustrates the idea. Google "Taming recoil" if you want some ideas.

I have taken brand new shooters shooting and had them shooting the .45-70 the first day. My grandsons were shooting it and a S&W .500 at ages 13 and 14. When I am working with people and it is time to step up in caliber and energy I always have them watch someone else shooting that gun first so they know what to expect. We have all seen the YouTube of handing some unsuspecting new shooter a heavy recoiling gun which then hits them in the head or jumps out of their hands because they weren't "expecting" the recoil.

I have never had the chance to shoot a .600 Nitro or a .577 Tyrannosaur but I look forward to it.

 

[ted76]

Some recoils is harder to manage than others:

That's pretty funny to watch. The gun sure took a beating, being dropped so much.
Some of the men handled the recoil well, others not so much. I guess it was a bunch of rich Arabs on vacation, stopped into a gun shop.

 

[E.Shell]

That is a private ballistic lab/indoor range and rifle belonging to the owner of Accurate Reloading.Com and it is located in the UAE.

 

[lazarus]

I dig it, thanks for posting that chart. Source?

Many factors in recoil, not just gun/bullet weight, velocity.


As far as reasons to go to the range, it's only critical for a few reasons, like understanding recoil management, so it does compute with the title of your thread. Most training should happen with unloaded guns in a quiet place with a competent instructor. Later comes the range.

Your size and experience level are the two main factors. A 20ga 5.75lb break action shotgun with low recoil slugs is hardly noticeable to me. It knocks my 76lb 9yr old son back half a step.

A .45 1911 has moderate recoil to me, I bet my wife would feel like it was snapping her wrist.