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Old 02-27-2007, 07:18 AM
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semi
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Default RE: Recoil cost me this year; please HELP

Everyone has mentioned, 1. better recoil pad - this will help 2. scope with more eye relief -will also help. that being said, i would trade it in for a 7mm08. What's my reason? i think once you have a flinch with that gun you may always have it. Its going to be pychological. even if you get it to recoil less it may still be there. I think you need to start fresh.

for example, i have a win m70 30.06. I took it to the range and it recoiled quite a bit for my taste after about 40 rounds. I put a pakmyer recoil pad on the gun and now it feels like a .223 to be honest. But even after that i would find myself flinching a bit.

i purchased a 7mm-08 savage and started to shoot that. Low recoil and i never developed a flinch with this gun. Even thou perceived recoil is less with my 30.06, the 7mm-08 is percieved as less.

you don't need a 7mm mag for deer.
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