Are You Recoil Sensitive?

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Similar to the poll about using small calibers on big game, this poll is designed to get the collective sentiments of Roksliders pertaining to their own perceived shooting abilities with higher recoiling or magnum cartridges versus low recoiling rounds.

No need to precisely define whether a 350 Legend or a 6.5 prc is magnum or not, or worry about muzzle brakes or cans. Please choose the answer that seems most accurate at first read.

 

[35WhelenAI]

Qualifying the answer for me, one shot in the field should not induce flinch or, IMO, be reason to flinch. Unless the progression from smaller case to larger case cartridges was not the way someone grew up shooting. I started with small calibers and cases, worked up from there. If larger case/caliber causes a flinch don't use it. I'd suspect folks that grow up on small calibers in this day and age are hesitant to shoot larger caliber / case in this day and age. Nothing wrong with that, I feel blessed to have and growing up in an era where I had the opportunity to follow a progression.

 

[RockAndSage]

In years past I would have said I was not sensitive to recoil at all - until I inadvertently gave myself a hell of a flinch shooting 3.5" 12ga extensively for a season. Had no idea it was happening until I pulled the trigger on a malfunction, and flinched unbelievably hard. It took more than a season to fully unwind that, but what was so surprising is that I had no idea it had come on. That and related lessons left me concluding that people are more recoil sensitive than they realize, and generally just don't know the extent of that without extensive shooting across a lot of cartridges in a lot of circumstances. Can people shoot magnums fine? Of course. But it's an issue most aren't aware is affecting them, and to what degree. But it shows up instantly with a random snap-cap in the magazine.