Thread: How to manage recoil?

Originally Posted by 300wsm for life

I have a mate who has a destroyed collar bone, he can shoot his 308 with 178g no problem if sitting or standing but lying down it gives him a beating. Just the angle of where it sits in his shoulder.

Prone, your body does not recoil back with the rifle, the butt just digs in. A tiny but upright shooter has it easier.