RE: Which caliber? Custom timber rifle for elk/deer
I'd like to keep the recoil of the rifle below 20 ft. lbs. if possible. I guess I could go with the 23-29 ft. lbs. of the 338/06 or .35 Whelen if that's what is necessary to get the job done, but I won't be able to practice very much with these rounds. I can't even sleep on my right side because my shoulder is so messed up, so getting kicked by a rather heavy recoiling rifle in it 40 or 50 times at the bench is out of the question. I will just have to shoot two, maybe three groups and call it a session. I can manage to put a few dozen rounds per session through my .270 Wby Mag but that is with plenty of rest between groups (that barrel gets HOT!).
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