Originally Posted by
Muley Hunter
Funny you should say that. I've used a 30-30 for elk and mule deer since the 50's.
Magnums have everything to do with flinching. It's anticipating recoil that causes flinching. The more recoil. The more you anticipate it. What do you think causes flinching? Ever see someone flinch with a BB gun?
So what you are saying is, just because my 45/70 has no belt, and says nothing about being a magnum, and the fact its an old and antiquated round, that shooting it will not induce flinching? Guess I should hand it over to my wife and let her shoot it then.
Magnum is purely a name. The 350 Rem mag is hardly a magnum, even though it wears a belt and a name. 240 weatherby magnum isn't much of a magnum, but it wears the name as well. So, as I said before, Magnums have nothing to do with flinching. Heavy recoil coupled with poorly fitted guns cause flinching.