Felt recoil or torture test, I have felt them both.

Last year I was geting ready for my mule deer hunt in Co. My plans was to take my 300 Win Mag and 30-06 in case something happen to the 300. I wanted new brass for both when I started working up my loads, so I bought 100 shells for each. I wanted to powder form each shell for each gun prior to working up my actual hunting loads. I started with the 300, loaded all 100 shells, and went to the bench. I might add, I have two targets on my property, one at 100 yds and 30 yds, because I wasn't interested in accuracy to start, I shot at the shortest one. It didn't matter because after that thing got thru stomping me I didn't care what I hit.

The 300 is a Weatherby Vang. and now I remember why I hadn't shot it in the last 15 or 20 yrs. After 20 rounds, I cut me a piece of foam rubber that was left over from having my house carpeted, and slid it under my shirt. Believe it was 5/8s' in. thick, after the next 10 or 15 shots, I cut another piece of carpet mat and taped the two together and slid them under my shirt. After another 10 shots, I cleaned it, boxed it back up, and put it up for another 20 yrs.

Loaded 100 rds for my 30-06 and 7mm-08. Worked up loads and went to Co. Kilt me a deer with my ole 06 while in Co. and put that 300 to bed.

Felt recoil, you betcha, that thing stomped me like a mule in a hornets nest. And to think, I used to love that gun. I'll probably just hunt with the 08 this year, 243 next yr, 223 the next and so on. Can't take that puninshment any more, may be all that I've taken over the years.

As the ole saying goes, "It's hard to remember that you're there to drain the swamp, when you're up to your rear in alligators." My suggestion, as others have said, if you can't shoot because of flinching (pain), shoot something that don't hurt you.

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