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Originally Posted by Brett Hoop
....The big mistake made with these calibers that have some recoil, is to sit down on a bench with a scoped rifle and start trying to deal with it. A much better start is to shoot off sticks or a standing bench using open sights. We aren’t trying to shoot groups but just hit a target and function the bolt. Starting off correctly makes all the difference in the world.
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Amen. Offhand rifle shooting allows one to rock with the recoil. Bench shooting does not, unless allowances are made. My 10 year old son used to shoot my Ruger #3 .45-70 with 300 gr. Rem HPs at a pretty speedy velocity, off the bench, with no flinching or discomfort whatsoever. I would seat him so the the recoil would move him around a bit on the stool. He loved it, and subsequently killed his first, and many other, deer with it. It went down the road for a new #1 .45-70. I have loaded it with 500 grainers at only 300 fps less than a .458 Winchester Magnum, per the RCBS loading manual. Fun to shoot, and big medicine for hogs and whitetails.
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