Steff
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Doesn‘t exist in 6.5mm plus. At least not to any noticable degree with a muzzle brake.
Softer-shooting than .308?
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So no difference between 308 and whatever 6.5 in recoil?
HonestJohn
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6.5 Grendel
Leec6.5
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Not available for an R8 I think?
Steff
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Given deer legal enery - no. Especially if using a muzzle brake or a moderator.
Someone will render the mathematical proof that I am wrong. But that will not alter the practical experience.
Steff
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R8? Then a longer and heavier barrel will be easily available. This would be the most effective way to reduce recoil.
personally I’d stick with the .308 win if you got on well with it and liked it before your accident . Just try out some different rifles , I bet you find there’s lots that don’t recoil as much as the one you currently have. What rifle set up do you currently have ?
Recoil has never bothered me , but one of the worst recoiling rifles I ever had was a 6.5x55 Sako 75 ‘Deluxe’ . I sold that because I needed a more powerful rifle and bought a lovely used .30-06 Schultz & larsen M97 DL which was and still is my favourite , for me personally it happens to have virtually no recoil. I’ve got a 7x57 barrel for the Schultz & larsen too and that is very nice to shoot, obviously it has less recoil than the .30-06 ( without a sound moderator or muzzle break) but the lowest recoiling rifle I own is a .308 win.
My point is that the build and fit of the rifle and weight of projectiles used will play a far greater role in managing recoil than say swapping between.308 6.5x55 7x57 or . 30-06 etc as they are all capable of being a bit hurtey on your shoulder if you are using the wrong rifle set up for your shooting positions .
If you can’t own a rifle with a sound moderator on it then just get a rifle with a little weight to it chambered in something sensible like .308 or 7x57 or .30-06.
Kindest regards, Olaf
What grain bullets are you shooting in your 308. If they are over' 150gn the recoil is hard, My' choice is 150gn after starting with 165gn in my 30.06, Conversely my go to stalking rifle is a 6.5X55 shooting 120gn.
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Percieved recoil is not realy of interest I'm afraid. It's not a question of recoil adversity.
It is has been adviced to limit impact energy on the body as much as possible. So numbers are very relevant in this case......
BigT
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It is not about percieved recoil, but recoil energy. Less is better.
Steff
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Maybe she should play golf.
Seriously, if a .308 with an effective muzzle brake is too much, she shouldn‘t be shooting at all.
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See above, it's need, not want
Comprehnsive reading is too hard for you I guess?
Sammie
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*Sigh*
I can shoot a .308, in fact I do, but it is better for me if there is a softer shooting option. So there's no reason to be a j#rk...
Steff
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I cannot see what I have missed. But you seem to have a problem accepting some simple facts.
Steff
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I‘m not being anything. You want to kill deer, but can‘t. Live with it.
No moderator allowed (we keep hoping for a rule change, but may take a while) and less is better as stated before. So if there is something softer that serves the purpose it is the preferred option.
A heavier riffle while stalking is also not the best option, so best is soft and light (which I know are contradictory)
Sammie
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We've come down from 180 to 147 gr, but still: less recoil is better.
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