Just want to get some thoughts on the following:
I fired my .30-06 from my shooting rest last weekend, and it kicked like a mule. It's a "Shooters Ridge Steady Point Rifle Shooting Rest." (May want to look it up so you know what it looks like.) I even wore a Past recoil pad on my shoulder.
My question is: Am I amplifying the felt recoil by putting it into the shooting rest, because now the entire rest -- not just the gun -- is recoiling into my shoulder. So would I actually get less felt recoil by simply putting the front of the gun on a rest, but letting the buttstock rest directly into my shoulder (still with the Past recoil pad.) I do have a Pachmayr recoil pad installed on the stock.
I'm not a big guy, and I know the .30-06 is a stout round, but if I can lower the felt recoil a bit, it would be great.
Yes, I know that when I go hunting or whatever, I won't even think about it. But I need to get it set up first, and don't want to ruin my shoulder doing so.
And yes, I know they make "Managed Recoil" ammo in this caliber. Not interested, due to the price.
Thanks
I fired my .30-06 from my shooting rest last weekend, and it kicked like a mule. It's a "Shooters Ridge Steady Point Rifle Shooting Rest." (May want to look it up so you know what it looks like.) I even wore a Past recoil pad on my shoulder.
My question is: Am I amplifying the felt recoil by putting it into the shooting rest, because now the entire rest -- not just the gun -- is recoiling into my shoulder. So would I actually get less felt recoil by simply putting the front of the gun on a rest, but letting the buttstock rest directly into my shoulder (still with the Past recoil pad.) I do have a Pachmayr recoil pad installed on the stock.
I'm not a big guy, and I know the .30-06 is a stout round, but if I can lower the felt recoil a bit, it would be great.
Yes, I know that when I go hunting or whatever, I won't even think about it. But I need to get it set up first, and don't want to ruin my shoulder doing so.
And yes, I know they make "Managed Recoil" ammo in this caliber. Not interested, due to the price.
Thanks