I don' t know where ElKampMaster is right now, but he sure set up one heck of a session this morning. EKM arranged for several of us to meet up with a 20 year PH in Tanzania (Allan) who owns an extremely well established shooting facility in Denver. The session (which Allan graciously started a few hours before the normal operating hours of the club) was focused on the " Big Bores" , but it became immediately apparent how the lessons applied to game/calibers of all size. I shoot .416 and have felt intimidated by the recoil. After a 1/2 hour of instruction from Allan the .416 doesn' t even cause a flinch. We started at .300 winnie, to .338, to .375, to 416 rem/rigby, to .458 and finished with .500 Nitro Express. In a short period of time I learned the correct techniques to handle any rifle available, just by learning to shoot " correctly" (btw, I did not wear a " pad" of any kind, just a t-shirt and sweatshirt). I think everyone hit skeets at 50 yds with the iron sights on the .500 N.E. double. The .500 N.E. hurt the wallet more than the shoulder at $12/shot!!!

I can' t believe how much my shooting improved with just a few minutes of instruction from a professional. After a few minutes of Allan' s time. I am more convinced than ever that people that grump about how bad .30-06 recoil is, just don' t know how to shoot, but could learn very quickly with some help from someone that knows what they are talking about. In any event, props to EKM for setting it up!