Thread: What to buy for long range

Originally Posted by david.kouwenhoven

Hi guys I'm planning a trip down South Island for chamois and tarh in June but having trouble with a finding 7mm rem mag with out a pricy tag and that's not going to blow shoulder apart as I've been told that what the tikka light will do. Any other good brands or cal u guys would recommend that's affordable
Cheers

Hi David,
The T3 lites in magnum calibre can be a bit severe for some guys. Loosing view of target after the shot is also a common problem with very light rifles.
One of my Tresamax or Quatromax muzzle brakes fitted to 7mm Mag will reduce recoil levels to about the same as a .22-250 in a rifle of the same weight, and will provide excellent muzzle stability for follow-up shots if required. I fit a lot of my brakes to sakos and Tikkas. As long as you are open country hunting without a dog and have time to fit earplugs before shot, then a brake is the way to go. No need to prune the barrel. One of my brakes will provide approx. double the recoil reduction and muzzle control compared with a suppressor, confirmed in comparison tests with brakes and cans on the same rifle, on a proper testing machine. Once you have fitted a brake the LS recoil pad becomes optional - best only if you want to increase the stock length as well.

Email or PM me if you need more info.
Cheers,

Dean.

Originally Posted by dfmaisey

Hi David,
The T3 lites in magnum calibre can be a bit severe for some guys. Loosing view of target after the shot is also a common problem with very light rifles.
One of my Tresamax or Quatromax muzzle brakes fitted to 7mm Mag will reduce recoil levels to about the same as a .22-250 in a rifle of the same weight, and will provide excellent muzzle stability for follow-up shots if required. I fit a lot of my brakes to sakos and Tikkas. As long as you are open country hunting without a dog and have time to fit earplugs before shot, then a brake is the way to go. No need to prune the barrel. One of my brakes will provide approx. double the recoil reduction and muzzle control compared with a suppressor, confirmed in comparison tests with brakes and cans on the same rifle, on a proper testing machine. Once you have fitted a brake the LS recoil pad becomes optional - best only if you want to increase the stock length as well.

Email or PM me if you need more info.
Cheers,

Dean.

Or learn to control recoil by good shooting technique.