New to high powered rifles - shoulder pain
08-14-2016, 11:37 AM
#32
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,747
You're saying that your shoulder hurts when shooting off the bench? I believe that is what you said (on your 4th shot)
What I think you're doing is bending too far forward letting your collar bone take the recoil. When shooting from the bench try to remain as upright as possible so your shoulder pocket will take the recoil (as if you were shooting standing up) If that still doesn't work get a slip on recoil pad
What I think you're doing is bending too far forward letting your collar bone take the recoil. When shooting from the bench try to remain as upright as possible so your shoulder pocket will take the recoil (as if you were shooting standing up) If that still doesn't work get a slip on recoil pad
08-14-2016, 11:47 AM
#33
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eastern wv
Posts: 3,650
take it to a smith, tell him to put either a pachmeyer decelerator or a SVL pad on it, if it fits you well tell him to keep the same length of pull, if it doesn't fit you well have him measure your length of pull and set it there. FCS it ain't hard. 4 pages cause a guys gun kicks it ain't a 477 nitro
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08-14-2016, 01:25 PM
#35
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
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08-14-2016, 02:54 PM
#37
Giant Nontypical
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08-14-2016, 03:01 PM
#38
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eastern wv
Posts: 3,650
yep, problem solved till he has to hunch down, lay the rifle around a tree to take a shot on the buck of a lifetime, congratulations to the problem solvers. beat your chests and feel good about yourselves.
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08-14-2016, 03:20 PM
#40
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
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Say what, LOL! Thanks so much for the congrats seeing as how we didn't need any more expertise that was offered due to already having solved his problem not only at the bench, but at the other positions he's shooting at. An extra pad, as suggested, when he already has one on the gun could well cause more problems regardless of where he's shooting from. The gun goes in the shoulder pocket, regardless of what position you shoot from, and not up on the bony shoulder like the OP was holding it. It was a very very simple fix and the guy is now ready to go! Anyone that has shot for any length of time knows that and how we solved his problem quickly after he explained and showed a photo of what he was doing!
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