Shoulder pain, brake, suppressor or heavier rifle

[pbg]

I shoot a Tikka lite in 270 WSM and It kicks like a mule, I have two Herniated discs in my neck, so I added a Limbsaver pad and a Big ported muzzle break problem solved. I can now shoot comfortably

[dreadi]

Is a heavier rifle going to be a solution if you're having to carry it with developing shoulder pain?

A 30 cal suppressor can pull some duty on your small calibers.

Muzzle breaks on the shooting line are uncouth.


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[MeepDog]

A company called Witt machine a great clamp on muzzle brake that you don't need a threaded barrel. It's pretty cheap too and it definitely reduces recoil. You just take measurements of the barrel and they machine it for you. I think it's around 100 bucks

[buckhorn2]

I used to take the butt pad off and put shot in a piece of garden hose and epoxyed it in. Then I bought a bear trap it's a mercury switch you epoxy in the stock it tamed my 338 down a lot.

[royalbull]

I'm thinking I'd still want to stay as light as possible, I'd go with changing the recoil pad and a quality brake like the ec tuner brake from Eric Cortina. I carry a 12lb rifle and it sucks

[addicted]

A brake can take off like 30%, you can drop it in a new stock that is heavier or fits better or has a better recoil pad..... or ad a recoil pad to the current stock.

I bet benchmark can put on a brake and a recoil pad. Their brakes are really nice, we hardly take a rifle home from the store without stopping to drop it at benchmark for a brake.

You could also drop down to a 7-08 or a 6.5 creed or 6 creed and reduce recoil if a new rifle is in the cards.

[pickardjw]

If you're set on keeping the rifle, suppressor and a better recoil pad.

If you're considering a new rifle, drop to a 6 creed. Depending on the bullet you'd be around half the recoil force compared to the .270. And then also get a suppressor, because they rock.

[follow maggie]

A company called Witt machine a great clamp on muzzle brake that you don't need a threaded barrel. It's pretty cheap too and it definitely reduces recoil. You just take measurements of the barrel and they machine it for you. I think it's around 100 bucks

I use this on my .300 win mag and it works

[Westside88]

I shoot an x-bolt 270 that I added a limbsaver pad to. I actually did it because it added 1.25” of length that I needed. This rifle has a brake, but I rarely have it installed. I’d start with a good pad and see from there