sixshooterfan
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I have a Remington 700BDL in .270. It's got a hard plastic butt plate. I don't want to modify this rifle from its stock configuration. It was my first rifle and a gift from my Dad, and it will be spending most of its time in the safe or over the mantel (next to my Dad's matching (but left handed) 25 year old 700BDL in the same chambering).
In this configuration (no recoil pad), the standard 150's are pushing what I feel to be what I can handle in terms of recoil. How much of a reduction in recoil would a good limbsaver pad on the same rifle offer? How would it compare to a .243 without a pad? A .243 with a pad? After two or three boxes of ammo at the bench, I start getting a bit of a flinch and I really want to avoid that.
I've seen Chuck Hawk's numerical table, so I'm just looking for a narrative description from people who own/have shot both.
In this configuration (no recoil pad), the standard 150's are pushing what I feel to be what I can handle in terms of recoil. How much of a reduction in recoil would a good limbsaver pad on the same rifle offer? How would it compare to a .243 without a pad? A .243 with a pad? After two or three boxes of ammo at the bench, I start getting a bit of a flinch and I really want to avoid that.
I've seen Chuck Hawk's numerical table, so I'm just looking for a narrative description from people who own/have shot both.