Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

Generally, do you consider yourself to be recoil sensitive? [Yes/No]
Are you comfortable shooting a 30-06 with heavy loads? [Yes/No]
What is the largest cartridge/caliber in a rifle you have experienced? [ ______ ]
What cartridge/caliber in a rifle is your no " flinch" upper limit? [ ______ ]

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

I' ll go first.
No -- (I am not recoil sensitive.)
Yes -- (I am comfortable with a 30-06 with heavy loads.)
458 Win Mag -- (Largest experienced)
N/A -- (Haven' t found my limit yet)

EKM

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

I' ll play!

No, I don' t BELIEVE I' m sensative to Recoil.
Yes, I am
Largest is .338
So far, .338

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

1) NO

2) Yes

3) 12 gague 3" magnum loads. Believe it or not this is probably the biggest recoil most of us have experianced.

4) no I haven' t reached my limit.

Taken from Chuck Hawks shotgun page.

And the 3 inch Magnum 12 gauge shell firing 1 7/8 ounces of shot at a MV of 1210 fps in that same 7.5 pound shotgun slams the shooter with over 60 ft. lbs. of recoil energy.
http://www.chuckhawks.com/12gauge.htm

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

1 - To some extent, although really just a preference for smaller calibers.
2 - Yes (30-06 is my primary weapon)
3 - 338
4 - 300 Wby is about all I like to deal with, plus I have no reason to go any bigger(I use my ' 06 on everything up to and including moose)

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

No I am not recoil senistive. Yes to 30/06. .375 H&H largest expericened. Have not found limit yet. But I agree with bigbulls on the 3" magnum recoil. If memory serves me 60ftlbs of recoil is almost equal to the .416 Rigby.:D

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

No I am not sensitive to recoil
No I will not shoot a 30-06 but not because of recoil
375h&h-300gr bullet-max load
375h&h is tolerable but I have no desire for any more recoil

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

no (i havent shot any cannons yet)
30-06 165 corlokt
30-06 165 corlokt

I think the " havent shot any cannons yet" is about to change, was told to break my 270 wsm in with 150s, those should be the hardest kicking rounds ive shot in my young hunting career.

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

NO!
YES!
.378 WBY. MAG., .50 CAL. BMG
NOT YET EXPERENCED THAT CALIBER!

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

1) No, I am not recoil sensitive.

2) Yes, I am comfortable shooting 30-06 w/ heavy loads.

3) My S&W 12ga w/ 3" mag load. That shotgun kicks harder than any others I have.

4) Don' t think I' ve found my limit yet.

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

1. NO
2. YES
3. 375 H&H
4. I don' t know yet.

If I' m not hunting with my 338 Win. Mag. with HE 250 grain partition' s at 2800 fps
(might cause a flinch with some guys) then I' m hunting with my 375 H&H. Though, I got two new guns to play with this year - 300 WSM and a 280 Remington that' ll receive some field time.

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

I' ll put in my 2cent.

1. Yes...I' m skinny and an old shoulder injury doesn' t help at all.
2. Nope
3. Guess that would be the 30.06 or the 12g. with magnums..not sure which is worse...lol
4. No idea but a 30.06 is too much after two heavy rounds

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

No, I am not recoil sensitive.
30-06 with heavy loads is quite tame, comparably. This is a fine cartridge, and there is a reason for its popularity.
Largest cartridge I have shot is a .50 BMG, however, this thing was a little girl when compared to my 45/70 with 540 grain Garrett Loads. (The .50 was a 42 pound sniper weapon, hence little recoil).
Recoil doesn' t bother me that much, but there is nothing that I cannot take with my 45/70, the gun will go through an elephant lengthwise. Best caliber on earth.

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

Yes
Yes, but I' m not fond of the 30-06
375 HH (once) 300 wea. quite often.
7mm Remington Mag

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

Yes, shoulder injuries/surgeries have left me extremely recoil-sensitive.
Yes, I can handle a 30-06 with stout loads. Don' t like it too much, though.
The biggest I have tried is the .340 Wby Mag (actually, it is the .375 H&H, but the .340 appeared to kick harder).
My upper range limit for recoil are the " standard" 7mm mags (Rem and Wby).

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

Yes, I am now due to shoulder injuries and surgery' s.
Yes
375 H&H
Due to my shoulder problems, I can comfortably shoot my 7 Rem Mag in range situation (20 plus rounds) without flinch or after effects. However I can handle more with minimal shots (approx.5) but due to my own requirements of having to be able to hone and practice with the rifle, I have limited myself to the 7 Rem Mag.

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

1) No, but I have had flinch problems, but finally figured out it was actaully the noise and a better pair of ear muffs did the trick

2) yes

3) 300 win mag

4) don' t know, haven' t found anything I' m " afraid" of yet

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

No, I' m not recoil sensitive.
Yes, hot rodded .30-06 loads aren' t a problem.
I shot a .600Nitro custom once, and often shoot a .50BMG that doesn' t really count (on a tripod with dual shoulder wraps and butterfly grip), but shoot .458Lott and .416rigby sporters quite often.
Just from practice, I RARELY~NEVER flinch, I won' t say NEVER, but it' s once in a blue moon or only when I forget ear plugs or what I' m doing. I can' t say a given cartridge that would make me flinch because of this, if I' m not paying attention, sometimes I flinch when I shoot my SKS, just because it' s so FREAKIN LOUD!!

One thing to remember though Bigbulls, a shotgun blast is a much longer shove than a high-powered rifle kick, that' s why most never complain about shotguns kicking too much, it' s kind of like the .480ruger and the .454cassul, regardless of the fact that the .480 actually kicks harder, it feels like a long hard shove, as opposed to the sharp hard kick to the hand of the .454.

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

Yes I flinch occasionally. Not all the time but especially if it' s been a while since I' ve been on the range. Easily fixed by dropping down a calibre or two and firing a few rounds, then reverting back to the first gun.
Most recoil I' ve had was from a Live Capture Net Gun. Don' t make the mistake of putting one of those babies on your shoulder. Definitely a shoot from the hip gun.
They shoot four steel weights that are about 1/2 pound each. The net goes about 40 feet or so.
Upper limit of what I' m comfortable with, 7mm Mag. 175 grain and hot load.
Unlike others in this forum, I' m not a fan of the larger calibres or long distance shooting.

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

1. no
2.yes, i shoot a 30-06 with 165 grain and it isnt a problem with recoil. and am deffinate that i could shoot heavier and bigger guns
3. 30-06
4. havent reached limit

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

1. No
2. I have only shot 180 gr from a 30-06:D
3. .30-06
4. The .30-06 is the only cartridge I have shot so far

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

1) Yes, but not overly so. I believe we all have some sensitivity.
2) Yes, can handle about any ' 06 load
3) 3 inch 12 gauge and/or .375 H&H they are about the same.
4) Either of the two above will get to me after 15-20 rounds

KC

RE: Poll: Are you recoil sensitive?
 

Yes to a certain point.
30-06 is fine with anything
338 win mag.
338 is about my upper reaches for now. I guess I need to shoot more shoot more often.;)

Brian