Remington "Managed Recoil" ammo?

[Nathanael_Greene]

Has anyone used Remington's "Managed Recoil" ammunition?

I'm guessing it's a reduced-power load; is it useful for preventing too much meat damage on smaller game, such as the so-called Texas "Dog Deer"?

Thanks...

 

[texagun]

I've tried it in a couple of .270's. Recoil is very mild...about 50% of normal. Accuracy is good...comparable to 130/150 gr. loads in my rifles. If you look at the ballistic tables, it really starts to drop off at 250 yds...I would think it would be a good load out to 200-250 yds.

 

[priv8ter]

Weak

I have no first hand 'field' experience with Remington's load, but I did look into it for my wifes .270.

It's designed to allow for use against medium sized game out to 200 yards, which is where it falls below 1000ft-lbs of energy.

Luckily for me, my wife enjoys shooting her .270 with regular loads, so I didn't need to purchase any of the reduced recoil loads.

As far as reducing meat damage...my experience in the field has shown that it kind of works backwards. Often times, using a larger heavier bullet will cause less meat damage than a marginal caliber. Sometimes, the lighter bullet have a tendency to just 'blow up' when they hit the animal.

Thats only my experience. Supposedly, the Managed Recoil loads are set up with a bullet 'custom designed' for this lower velocity application so...who knows.

greg

 

[TODD3465]

Sounds like the perfect round to come loaded in the typical "Wal-Mart" calibers so the armchair riflemen won't hurt their "Remote" or "X-Box Shoulders" when they make that annual pilgramage to the rifle range then the tree stand.

Anyone serious about shooting will not go this route in teaching either a child or female how to shoot. They should be trained on a proper rifle/caliber for their stature and with the understanding that it is "their" rifle.

What would make this idea even better is if the inside of the cartridge box was printed with coupons for discounts on things like video games, soda pop and maybe a Big Mac or some other junk food.

 

[model 649]

There was an article in the Rifleman awhile back. I doubt even Remington can defy the laws of physics. As posted above, rifles are chosen based on the mission and the person using them, why would anyone try to stretch based on ammo when there are too many choices that will work and not be "ammo dependant" or otherwise useless.
Josh

 

[priv8ter]

Exactly

Anyone serious about shooting will not go this route in teaching either a child or female how to shoot. They should be trained on a proper rifle/caliber for their stature and with the understanding that it is "their" rifle.

I agree. I went through a great deal of agony trying to determine what rifle caliber to start my wife on, and finally settled on .270. As I stated, I thought of getting some of the 'Managed-Recoil' loads 'just-in-case' but decided that if she couldn't handle a normal .270 type load, then that would be a good excuse to go get a 7mm-08 or a 6.5X55, or .260 or so on, until I found a rifle she COULD handle.

greg

 

[Mr. Loud Guns]

In my opinion is someone can't handle the regular recoil of a rifle they should shoot a lower caliber not just get some fancy ammo that is not as good the regular that cost half as less. If you are not comfortable with what ever caliber you are firing shoot a 50 cal or 10 gauge YOU WILL NEVER COMPLAIN AGAIN!

 

[Art Eatman]

If all you have is a .30-'06 and a person of slight staure is to use it on an occasional basis, the low-recoil ammo is not a Bad Thing. For extensive shooting, I think I'd rather spend the money on reloading gear.

If money isn't particularly a problem, better to get a .243 or a .257 Roberts for the Small Person than to doodle around with light loads in an '06. If Small Person is growing to full size later on, buy an '06, later on.

Art

 

[Fumbler]

Geez whats the deal with y'all.

Not everyone has the funds to purchase a gun for their kid or for themselves after they discover their 30-06 kicks more than they thought it would.

I had a Win M70 in 30-06 for a while but replaced it with a Tikka T3 Lite in 308. Recoil doesn't bother me (at the time my deer gun was a 12ga with 3.5" shells), but I thought the reduced recoil stuff was pretty neat.
My girlfriend, who won't shoot anything bigger than her 410 bore, could and did shoot the '06 with those loads.
She doesn't really hunt, but the reduced recoil stuff was great for fun at the range.

The 30-06 loads should be fine for whitetail deer at the typical shot ranges of my area.

BTW, I like the managed recoil shotshells. I keep the 12ga 00buck in my Mossberg 500. I can get three nicely placed shots in the same time it'd take me to get off two nicely placed shots of the regular stuff and I don't think a perp could tell the difference between 8 vs 9 pellets or 1200 vs 1300 fps.

 

[Nathanael_Greene]

Well, I bought a box of this stuff and tried it out at my local range.

It's really amazing; very comfortable to shoot (I shot a box after going through two boxes of full-power .30-06).

The silly claim on the box that it doesn't require adjusting the scope wasn't anything I'd taken seriously, and sure enough, it hits about 2" higher and 2" to the right compared to the other rounds I'd been firing. Still, not bad. And my groups were very consistent (something I admit to struggling with).

I'll buy another couple of boxes and see how that goes. It'll be a while before I have a chance to use it on game, but right now I'm thinking it'll be what I take for deer hunting this season.