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I have a Remington 700 in 300 Win Mag. First time I shot it I fired 5 shots and went home. Next time I shot it I had Magna-ported and put on a decellerator recoil pad. I can shoot it all day if I want.
Just bought a Winchester Model 70 in 375HH, (New gun registration made me a good deal)didn't even shoot it but sent it for a muzzle brake. When it comes back i will then go to the range. Good ear muffs.
Sure magna-port and brakes are noisey but out in the bush, shooting at an animal, i don't notice the ringing in my ears until i'm in bed that night trying to go to sleep.
When i'm with my hunting buddies and they see the 300 (I call her BABY) come up they are too busy heading for cover so I usually get the first shot.
All in all if i didn't do some serious recoil reduction i wouldn't be shooting the 300 and i love that gun, now. I'm 5'9" and 168 lbs.




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jmcd-Don't worry as the ringing in your ears will go away in time.Unfortunately so will your hearing.I have learned to tolerate recoil as I will not hunt with earplugs and my hearing is too important to lose by using a muzzlebrake.

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I think 50 % of the recoil is in the shooters mind .I see people with big guns and you can tell they are afraid of it before they start to shoot. Then you see some small guy shoot one all day long with nothing done to the gun and never have a problem with it . Myself as long as the rifle fits me, I have never been bothered by the recoil . If I let my form get sloppy I have been bit a few times but it was my fault and not the gun .

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One important thing I forgot to add that really helps with recoil is make sure the rifle is snug against your shoulder. The looser is it is the more of a sting it will give you.

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I use a Uncle Bud's Bulls Bag of the bench, and it really seems to help. Good luck.

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I've never had a problem with handling recoil, even with my .416 rigby's, but if I did...

shoot a lot, even if you're only shooting a .22lr or an SKS, practice your form and get used to feeling the butt stock contacting you, then work up to heavier kicking rounds until you barely notice them...I don't even truly shoulder my .30-06 anymore, more like just hold it in place, makes me less likely to shake from straining to pull it in tight.

then, get a good stock mounted recoil pad, then either a padded shirt, a shoulder pad, or wear a thick jacket to the range.

and ALWAYS wear ear plugs and muffs so you don't hear more recoil than you feel....that's why I REALLY hate muzzle breaks and such, because what little they reduce the felt recoil, they more than add to the implied recoil from the muzzle blast, so you'll probably even think it kicks harder afterwards.

Don't pull your trigger, squeeze it, that way you'll be less likely to flinch before it hits you.

ROLL WITH IT!!! Women are some of the best big bore shooters because they don't try to overpower the rifle, they just let it come and roll back with it. STay just tense enough that it isn't going to tear your shoulder, but don't be so rigid that it has no where to go but break something.

That's about all I can think of right now, but that's not even half of it!!!

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Keep a firm grip on the rifle, especially the forearm, and don't lean in too close to the scope. OW!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

&quot;Fast is fine, but accurate is final&quot;. &quot;Wild Bill&quot; Hickok - 1869

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Ok, I have a question,
When I shoot a bigger sized rifle, the knock to my shoulder isn't that bad, but the stock smacks my cheekbone. You know when you put your face down on the stock to aim, I keep it firm to the stock and all but it still hurts when the gun recoils. I feel like someone has suckerpunched me or something. I've seen neoprean things that slip on the stock but it makes hy head sit up too high to look down the sights.

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Kodiak,
I assume this occurs when you are using someone elses gun, since you seemed right at home with your 3006. I might be wrong, but I'm betting the gun doesn't fit you right with the stock being too short, thus the base of your thumb/hand rests too close to your cheek/upper lip/nose and that is what is hitting you rather than the gun stock. Amazing how the hand comes out fine and the face comes out poorly.

When you buy a gun you should really have it &quot;fitted&quot; to you by a gunsmith especially if it is not a &quot;fly weight&quot; caliber. Problem is if you are shooting someone else's rifle you can't do that. Try wadding up a pair of leather gloves and put it between the butt of the stock and your shoulder to increase the seperation. In extreme cases I have folded up a padded cloth gun case and put that between the butt of the stock and my shoulder to get some seperation.

EKM

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Well, it is my friends gun, but it isn't too short. Really it's almost too long. It's the hard and quick backward and upward motion of the gun's recoil that gets me. I guess I should hold on tighter?

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