I need some help. I've been reading & reading, but just can't find any good head to head info. Found a site with good recoil, muzz rise info but had nothing on blast or concussion to the shooter. Etc etc, one person says watchout, it has blowback/concussion directly into the shooters face. You get the idea.
Ok, a little background. Years ago I had to get rid of all my powerful rifles due to spinal damage (uniforms too). 1944 303 Enfield, 1917 Remington in 7.62......traded for pisol cal carbines. While I love them, I really missed having the power & distance. So when I recently saw videos of 10&12yr olds shooting ar 308's w/o recoil issues I decided to try agian.
Walking & carrying weight are no longer my strong points, so I compromised with a 18". 16" seemed to give up too much performance & 20/22" was just too heavy. Bolt action may have been a better choice from a weight standpoint, but on a army disability budget every piece must fill mult roles. I never accepted the 5.56 as a good defense round, the weight would have been ideal. I gave up on 6.5 because I can't reload anymore, price and availability of anything other than 308 was just too sketchy. Who knows when this insanity shall end, even 22's are harder to buy than 308. This is a constant balancing act, ie my m1 carb will have to go. While easy to reload, they're harder to locate & more expensive than 45's. Finances dictate trading the m1 as opposed to just adding the 308.
Perhaps too much background, but you know how the responses come....just buy the grendel. ..buy both the bolt & ar, etc.
So finally to my question. I am looking at the fsc 30 comp/brake that comes on the scar 17. Does it have significant blowback (noise, gas, concussion) on the shooter. I've seen a good video on the babc & fsc30 by vuurpen blog.....spelling may be way of, but he doesn't address whether blowback issue. Some people write it hits them in the face, some say it's fine. What's the truth?
With its the babc I can see his shoulder moving significantly more from the recoil. Looks like it may be too much for my spine. In a pinch, no problem but I don't want to spend 3 days in bed everytime I practise. Wish they rented these out, could be just fine. Maybe you have experience.
The babc looks like it would be better on the ears/concussion, but even with that I've read guys writing they have both & feel no significant difference.
So....Seekins, mtsn qc, babc, fsc30. What's going to tame the recoil without blasting my face.....what's quieter, but still effective with the recoil?
Thanks
Ok, a little background. Years ago I had to get rid of all my powerful rifles due to spinal damage (uniforms too). 1944 303 Enfield, 1917 Remington in 7.62......traded for pisol cal carbines. While I love them, I really missed having the power & distance. So when I recently saw videos of 10&12yr olds shooting ar 308's w/o recoil issues I decided to try agian.
Walking & carrying weight are no longer my strong points, so I compromised with a 18". 16" seemed to give up too much performance & 20/22" was just too heavy. Bolt action may have been a better choice from a weight standpoint, but on a army disability budget every piece must fill mult roles. I never accepted the 5.56 as a good defense round, the weight would have been ideal. I gave up on 6.5 because I can't reload anymore, price and availability of anything other than 308 was just too sketchy. Who knows when this insanity shall end, even 22's are harder to buy than 308. This is a constant balancing act, ie my m1 carb will have to go. While easy to reload, they're harder to locate & more expensive than 45's. Finances dictate trading the m1 as opposed to just adding the 308.
Perhaps too much background, but you know how the responses come....just buy the grendel. ..buy both the bolt & ar, etc.
So finally to my question. I am looking at the fsc 30 comp/brake that comes on the scar 17. Does it have significant blowback (noise, gas, concussion) on the shooter. I've seen a good video on the babc & fsc30 by vuurpen blog.....spelling may be way of, but he doesn't address whether blowback issue. Some people write it hits them in the face, some say it's fine. What's the truth?
With its the babc I can see his shoulder moving significantly more from the recoil. Looks like it may be too much for my spine. In a pinch, no problem but I don't want to spend 3 days in bed everytime I practise. Wish they rented these out, could be just fine. Maybe you have experience.
The babc looks like it would be better on the ears/concussion, but even with that I've read guys writing they have both & feel no significant difference.
So....Seekins, mtsn qc, babc, fsc30. What's going to tame the recoil without blasting my face.....what's quieter, but still effective with the recoil?
Thanks