Thread: 280AI

Originally Posted by Puffin

Greg, do you think your T2 design is just about optimal on a 280AI ? Any measurements for the reduction in recoil from what must be around 24 ft.lb on the Tikka scoped up, or perhaps your gut feel... are we talking less than 10 ft.lb ? Or is the reduction in perceived recoil from a change in impulse / time profile, something like an air rifle with a backwards and then forwards movement with the brake fitted ?

I haven't tested the recoil with the T2 on the 280ai, basically it feels to me that it barely moves under recoil well under a 243.
I think that a T1 which has 3 ports instead of 5 T2 has would work great as well.
I haven't finalised the T1 yet to test it's effectiveness on the 280ai yet.

I know that I'm getting spoilt with recoil reduction, I took 7 rifles to the range the other week for testing, sighting in etc, from 22-204 to 338.
The 6.5 Saum was "beating me up" compared to the braked rifles, it was "unpleasent" to shoot.....I'm getting soft