Odd Question: Anyone Enjoy a Good Kicking Gun Like Me?

[BAKPAKR]

I used to hunt with an unbraked 300 rum with 215 bergers over a max load of retumbo. Man was I an idiot…I can do it, but I don’t like it. Now anything over a 6mm/243 is braked.

Since I started shooting a 6.5 Creedmoor, my fondness for my unbraked 300 RUMs is waning…

 

[FLATHEAD]

Boddington would be ashamed of some here.

 

[Pickettpuncher]

Enjoy it? Not really. Worst kicking gun I own is my smokeless muzzleloader. I’ve shot it braked and unbraked. Put the brake back on after last season.

 

[General RE LEE]

I'd bet you can't shoot 20-30 rounds accurately with that stw and not develop a flinch or sore shoulder. That never happens with a braked rifle or something less heavily recoiling.

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A 7mm STW in a 12 lb rifle like my Remington Sendero doesn’t recoil all that bad. I shoot 20-30 rounds all the time with good form and don’t develop a flinch. I will shoot it braked in the off season but closer to season I take the brake off.

 

[HighUintas]

Yes I enjoy a lot of recoil, sometimes. Putting a few rounds of 350gr .45 bullets at 2200fps through my lever gun that has a crescent butt is certainly fun. But it gets less fun after about 10 shots.

 

[gabenzeke]

I know a guy that's really into shooting a 338 Lapua, 460 and 500 sw handguns, stuff like that. To me, it makes sense because he's about 5'4". He just has something to prove.

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[Wrench]

You haven't lived until you shoot a taraus 450ti with 365's at +P. I kept that gun around for those "unaffected by recoil". A 18oz gun has a way of changing ones mind.

 

[Sled]

I remove all brakes from my hunting rifles. I can’t stand to wear hearing pro when hunting and I often sit with one of my sons in a box blind.

I was doing some final zero confirmation of my Remington Sendero 7mm STW today and I was enjoying the kick. It lets me know the gun is alive and will absolutely wreck any critter in its path.

Anybody else like the “thrill” of a gun that packs a punch?

I SURE DID BACK IN THE DAY. NOW I JUST HAVE A FRIEND PUNCH ME IN THE SHOULDER WHILE YELLING "BANG" IN MY EAR. ITS CHEAPER AND GIVES ME THE SAME THRILL.

BTW, IM JUST YELLING BECAUSE I FIGURE YOU'RE DEAF LIKE ME.

 

[dingle]

Hey everyone look how tough OP is compared to everyone else. I’m surprised we’re allowed to breathe the same air as him.

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Both Hank and Bobby left their fingers on the trigger that whole episode!

 

[Billy Goat]

A 7mm STW in a 12 lb rifle like my Remington Sendero doesn’t recoil all that bad. I shoot 20-30 rounds all the time with good form and don’t develop a flinch. I will shoot it braked in the off season but closer to season I take the brake off.

I was going to point out that the STW in a Sendero isn't exactly a recoil machine, once you get into the 180's you feel it a bit, but 160's and it's pretty mild. I haven't found the need for a brake on it.


Now lightweight 300's and heavy bullets I don't care for. My Wby Mag with over 200gr of lead gets pretty unpleasant.


Lately been on the train of smaller, more explosive bullets coupled with more practice.

 

[JGRaider]

A 7mm STW in a 12 lb rifle like my Remington Sendero doesn’t recoil all that bad. I shoot 20-30 rounds all the time with good form and don’t develop a flinch. I will shoot it braked in the off season but closer to season I take the brake off.

Good for you. I'm the direct opposite, having recently chopped a 7-08 and suppressed it as well. What's not to like about a mild recoiling, relatively quiet, superbly accurate rifle? Anyone who says they can shoot a hard recoiling rifle as well as a light recoiling rifle is kidding themselves, 'cause you ain't kidding anyone who's been around the block a time or two.

 

[Mike D Texas]

No because I’m not a masochist.


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[kswaterfowl]

It ranks right up there with sitting in my truck with the windows up, and the heater on full blast in the summer time.

 

[eLightfoot]

That’s like saying you like getting kicked in the nuts and being inaccurate.

 

[Gutshot007]

Maybe for Christmas pickup an old single shot 12 gauge and a few boxes of 3 inch brenneke slugs . Bring's back childhood memories of deer hunting. At least some of the ones I can remember after all the concussions! Lol

 

[ElGuapo]

I HATE brakes…. I thought I was the only one left on earth. I’ll take Recoil over muzzle blast all day every day

 

[HandgunHTR]

I HATE brakes…. I thought I was the only one left on earth. I’ll take Recoil over muzzle blast all day every day

I hate brakes and recoil, which is why I switched over to suppressors about 10 years ago.

Now with handguns, a bit of recoil is always nice. My right wrist is starting to take exception to shooting a 30-06 out of a 15" Encore, or a 375 JDJ Contender, but it is still fun!

 

[huntsman22]

No. And I don't need tweezers to find my dick, either......

 

[AK Troutbum]

No, not really. I have a few heavy hitters (on both ends), but I wouldn’t say they’re a joy to shoot. I also wear ear protection wherever and whenever I’m shooting firearms, they can be a bit of a PITA to put in while hunting, but knock on wood, they’ve never caused me to loose my shot opportunity.


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[B_Reynolds_AK]

I’ve got a little Kimber Adirondack (4lbs 12 oz) that’s chambered in 338 Federal. No brake.
With 200 grain mono’s it certainly packs a punch. I actually really enjoy shooting it. It forces me to really consider my shooting position and also to relax & squeeze the trigger. In a sick way I actually think it helps with getting over flinching & other bad habits that might otherwise go unpunished


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