How to make a rifle more comfortable to shoot?

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bjones870

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Ok, so here's my deal. I have a Remington 700 .308, with the stock SPS stock, if you can follow that haha. I'm going to be upgrading to a Bell and Carlson stock soon, as well as a Timney trigger for a better pull. I figured the stock would add a little weight, but heres my question. How can I make the rifle recoil less, I don't want the power decrease with the managed recoil ammo, and the limb saver just isn't cutting it. It isn't for me, it's for my girlfriend whenever we're shoot. So what do you think? How can I add weight to my rifle.
 
You can order the Bell & Carson stock with a Pachmayr decellerator recoil pad. You could fit a mercury recoil suppressor, which is bored into the stock. You could fit a muzzle brake. You could fit lead inserts into the stock. You could fit a heavy barrel. You could wear a jacket when shooting. You could shoot from a lead sled. You could get some tuition to make sure you're holding the rifle correctly. Or, you could buy a .243.
 
That Bell and Carlson Medalist will make a big difference in the felt recoil by itself. That SPS stock is about as poor of an excuse for a stock as I have seen. I'd try that or some system like a PAST before I installed a brake, if she's sensative to the recoil now, she might also be sensative to the muzzle blast associated with some brakes. Of course we recently covered that subject ad nauseum earlier You could also shoot a little lighter weight bullet depending on what you are shooting now.

This is my 7mm08 after the swap and I shoot a 150grn bullet and 45.5grns of H4350, a stout load for the cartridge:
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Then again if she enjoys shooting it might be time to invest in another gun and no one needs another gun.:D Like mentioned above a .223 or .243 could fit the bill.
 
Brake is an easy fix but a good stock that fits her will take most of the pain out. A shooting vest or jacket with the built in pads is another cheap fix. The problem with the brake or any brake is that it isn't shooting line friendly. I love the one on my 300 Wby but not in a crowd. It makes people want to hurt me.
 
Is she shooting animals? If not, why not managed recoil ammo? The paper will never know the difference. Even if she is shooting animals, managed recoil ammo for practice.
 
Compared to my brother's .270 Model 70 and .270 Ruger 77 my SPS Buckmasters .270 feels like half the recoil. I don't think it's such a bad stock at all since it also gives sub-MOA groups. And my .300 Win Mag M77 doesn't kick all that bad either.
 
If she is scared of the gun, (yes it happens) she is not pulling it into her shoulder enough, and yes the recoil will kick.

Here's an idea, purchase a 22 lr semi-auto, ruger 10/22 or a marlin and let her get use to shooting first (you can still go out shooting together), then give her a hunting rifle to use.

I take one with whenever my daughter goes shooting with me. She is not recoil sensitive (she will blast away with my 270) and she does not even like shooting the 223s, she just loves shooting the 10/22, according to her it's her rifle (LOL).

Like I said, just an idea.
Jim
 
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