Need suggestions for recoil management

SerenityNetwork-- I just returned from the club/range. Cleaned the
guns, 30 06 included. Put approx a dozen 150 grain rounds thru the
sweet rifle. I simply threw a folded towel over the shoulder, laid the
rifle on a BullsBag (helps) and sqwwwweeeezzzzed off the rounds. I
could go out and throw a 9 inning baseball game--No recoil issue--
zero! I mixed the dozen rounds in around the other toys over about
a 2 hour period. But, just no recoil issue.

.02 David :)
 
Haven't heard anyone mention shooting stance. Many people don't anchor cheek on stock, or pull firearm into shoulder, preferably with shooting elbow high so butt rests in muscled valley between shoulder and collar bone. Lean slightly into it and allow body to move with the recoil(more difficult on the bench). Lighter bullets like 125 to 150 grain and/or reduced recoil cartridge will help. Reloaders have it best.
 
Thanks guys. This is all good. I think for my first forays to the range, I'll probably just go with the towel or nothing at all and just see how it feels. I never had a problem in past, so possibly there will be no issue now. If I step up then I'll probably go with something that stays off the rifle, like the PAST pad or a piece of foam floor mat before I start attacking the stock. After that I'll just see how it goes.

And yes, stance is incredibly important, as glicerin mentioned and hounddawg implied about his wife. With my old Light-12, if I got lazy with my stance then I would be sore the next day, even shooting low brass shells.

Thanks again for all the input. If it turns out I need something then I'll have this great thread to fall back upon for reference. Hopefully this thread will help someone else too.

Regards,
Andrew

PS. And if I'm still shooting 20 years from now, failing in health, and the loss of a few more brains cells won't matter then I think I'll try drilling some holes under the butt plate and filling the space with some surplus spent uranium bullets. I'll be sure to post back the results - if I remember :D
 
Well, I finally made it out to the range (topgunshootingclub.com). I shot 33 rounds. On the last half-dozen or so, my shoulder was tender. I quit at 33, as I didn't want to start flinching. I'm sure I'll 'toughen up' with practice and I imagine some of the issue may have been less-than-perfect technique. Yesterday and today, I can feel/tell I've been shooting, but I can't really say my shoulder is sore. For hunting, I probably won't bother with any kind of recoil pad. But for a bunch of shooting at the range, I think I'll order a PAST pad and see how I like it. I'm kind of doubting I'll need anything more, unless have a windfall of money and can afford to shoot a lot more.

BTW, after I got the scope adjusted from the original bore sighting, I was consistently shooting 1.5" groups at 200 yards (from a plastic table with a light sandbag). For not having shot a rifle in 38 years, I was quite pleased with my initial results.

Thanks again for the tips,
Andrew
 
I shot 33 rounds. On the last half-dozen or so, my shoulder was tender
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That is about as good as you can hope for with no recoil pad. If you put a pad on, you could probably double the number of shots before discomfort sets in.

I was consistently shooting 1.5" groups at 200 yards (from a plastic table with a light sandbag). For not having shot a rifle in 38 years, I was quite pleased with my initial results.
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Very nice... Not having shot a rifle in 38 years, you did really good. Unfortunately, you did not leave much room for improvement !
 
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