ORIGINAL: salukipv1
I read about how the avg guy pain threshold seems to be somewhere around a .30-06, anything larger and the chicken fairy seems to creep in. Personally a .30-06 / .270 feels likea slight tap on the shooulder. Biggest I've shot so far was a .300 win mag, and a .340 wby, no scope, I'd have to say the .300 kicks harder! I hear the .338 RUM is a kicker, really my .340 wby isn't much ofa hassle to shoot, it kicks, but no worries.
So at what caliber does shooting become a pain/hassle to you? Then at what point do you now even want to shoot the caliber? I hear that .378 wby is a nightmare! worst kick by far.....anyone ever shoot it?Personally though I have no experience with the big boys....375 H&H, I can't see kciking much harder than a .300 win mag or .340, but maybe? and for some reason I really don't sense that .458 Lott I want will do much punishment either. What's your experience?
I have a very strong .45/70 single shot that weighs seven ppounds. With a 400-grain bullet at the maximum velocity attainable in this rifle, the recoil is 58 foot-pounds. I would NOT care to shoot anything that kicks more than this one! My .416 Rigby is easier on the shoulder than this .45/70, but it is heavier (10.5 pounds) & has a muzzle brake, which helps tame it some.