Thread: How to manage recoil?

Originally Posted by G.I_Joel

Somethings seriously wrong if your feeling like a 308 is going to break your shoulder. Smaller calibers are still good for hunting. Last thing you want to do is develop a flinch.

Smashed my right collarbone into pieces many moons ago. The titanium steels were removed but the shoulder was never the same again. Well, will get a T2 brake/butt pad and work on my posture to see if it helps. Last resort is to get a 6.5.

Originally Posted by sheep

Smashed my right collarbone into pieces many moons ago. The titanium steels were removed but the shoulder was never the same again. Well, will get a T2 brake/butt pad and work on my posture to see if it helps. Last resort is to get a 6.5.

That's a rough deal of it mate.

If it's your collar bone giving you grief try to avoid shooting prone (lying down). You want be sitting and standing. That way the butt of the rifle isn't sitting on the collarbone and your body is also able to more easily move with the recoil rather than your body being stationary and the shoulder absorbing the recoil.

If your hunting definitely get a suppressor instead of a brake. The shoulder pad mentioned above would also be a good option as it'll spread the load across the shoulder.

There are bipod options for sitting or shooting sticks.

I'd be interested if the issue with recoil has just been during sighting/target shooting or you've experienced it hunting.

Depending where in the Waikato you are I have two suppressed .308s (one 3.2kg and the other 3.0kg) and a Tikka with a limbsaver that I could unscrew and pop on yours for you to try (it's on a .270 so you'll not want to shoot that until you figure out what's causing the issues).

Forgot to mention I have a limbsaver recoil pad on mine as well

Originally Posted by Makros

That's a rough deal of it mate.

If it's your collar bone giving you grief try to avoid shooting prone (lying down). You want be sitting and standing. That way the butt of the rifle isn't sitting on the collarbone and your body is also able to more easily move with the recoil rather than your body being stationary and the shoulder absorbing the recoil.

If your hunting definitely get a suppressor instead of a brake. The shoulder pad mentioned above would also be a good option as it'll spread the load across the shoulder.

There are bipod options for sitting or shooting sticks.

I'd be interested if the issue with recoil has just been during sighting/target shooting or you've experienced it hunting.

Depending where in the Waikato you are I have two suppressed .308s (one 3.2kg and the other 3.0kg) and a Tikka with a limbsaver that I could unscrew and pop on yours for you to try (it's on a .270 so you'll not want to shoot that until you figure out what's causing the issues).

Thanks for the offer mate.

The issue occurred during sighting. No issue when I was much younger and the collarbone was perfect. Will work on the advise and see if help.

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