Managed Recoil ammo:

as for pass through shots, perhaps this is where the federal/fusion low recoil ammo will shine. Instead of the Remington's fast/light bullet they went slow/heavy. I think the slow and heavy would be better if you are a hunter that needs that lower recoil but also wants the highest chance for pass through shots. Also (obviously) your best chance for a pass through is going to be a broad side in the ribs out the ribs shot.
 
"...lightweight..." Yep. That's the issue. 6.5 pounds is really light for a .308. The muzzle blast and noise from the 20" barrel doesn't help either. Add a recoil pad to a stock that fits her(if it doesn't fit her, it'll hurt to shoot) and one of the 'in stock' recoil reducers. A muzzle brake will lessen the felt recoil, but it'll increase the noise.
 
We load a lot of reduced recoil loads for youngsters in the fall. We use Barnes bullets exclusively as they don't give up penetration in light weights like the big name loads. We load the 270, 308, 7mm-08, and 30-06 to match the recoil of the .243 Winchester, about 10lbs of recoil energy. Our loads are 2700-2900fps and will kill as efficiently as the standard loads.
 
I like the Remington RR loads a lot, in my .270... There's no appreciable difference in the POI at 100 yards, so I can practice with it as much as I want and be very comfortable -- and then I have the choice of either hunting with it, when I'm not going to be shooting out beyond 200 yards or so, or hunting with the "full-strength" stuff, when, for a few shots, I'm really not going to be bothered by the recoil.
 
The recommended minimum energy to take a whitetail is 900 foot pounds. You can go onto remingtons website and go to the ballistics section. You can put the caliber and load in and it will give you the velocities, bullet drop and energies. You can stay over 1000 ft-lbs to be safe. However with the 125 grain bullet you are good to around 250 yards (300 would be pushing it). If you keep to that distance you should be fine.

As with anyshot placement is the most important thing.
 
Yet the .357 Mag with a mere 500 ft lbs of muzzle energy, which is the point where 0% of game is actually shot, kills well beyond 100y. KE figures are for bean counters.
 
reduced recoli loads for small ladies, a success

Hi All,
we are back from our hunting trip.
I am glad to say that with proper practice with reduced charges reloads (150 Gr hornady SST, loaded for 2400 FPS from a REM 700 30-06) my wife became very proficient with this rifle.

because of the long distance shots that are the norm for springboks in the area where we were hunting ( grassland plains with no cover for a closer stalk) I convinced her to use a slightly higher load for the hunt ( same bullet loaded for 2650 FPS) and I zeroed the rifle for 300 M.

She took her first buck ever, a nice sprinbok, with a well placed shot to the base of the neck from a distance in excess of 350M. as I expected, the adrenaline (and a recoil pad made of backpackers foam matt and placed under her T-shirt) helped her not to notice the heavier recoil.

IMO, the practice with lower loads, helped her get to the point where she can concentrate on aiming, breath and trigger control without worrying about the recoil.

I would have used the load of 2400 FPS for ranges up to 250M ( for animals of Springbuk - Whitetail size; for larger animals I stick to 180 Gr' bullets), but at longer distances, the bullet drop is excessive to be of practical use.

I shot a large Oryx from 250M , this one was taken with a 180Gr Hornady SST fired at 2550 FPS (30-06). in both cases bullet accuracy an expansion was optimal, we took two animals and fired one shot each.


I hope this is helpful to someone.

Regards,

Danny
 
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