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Author Topic: Shoulder pain, brake, suppressor or heavier rifle  (Read 4775 times)

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Re: Shoulder pain, brake, suppressor or heavier rifle
« Reply #15 on: September 20, 2024, 09:32:27 AM »
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

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Re: Shoulder pain, brake, suppressor or heavier rifle
« Reply #16 on: September 20, 2024, 01:42:07 PM »
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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Re: Shoulder pain, brake, suppressor or heavier rifle
« Reply #17 on: September 21, 2024, 10:22:29 AM »
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

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Re: Shoulder pain, brake, suppressor or heavier rifle
« Reply #18 on: September 21, 2024, 04:20:23 PM »
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.

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Re: Shoulder pain, brake, suppressor or heavier rifle
« Reply #19 on: September 22, 2024, 07:51:46 PM »
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

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Re: Shoulder pain, brake, suppressor or heavier rifle
« Reply #20 on: September 23, 2024, 03:47:56 PM »
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.
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It sounds like it's time to get a new gun.

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Re: Shoulder pain, brake, suppressor or heavier rifle
« Reply #21 on: September 23, 2024, 06:20:56 PM »
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.

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Re: Shoulder pain, brake, suppressor or heavier rifle
« Reply #22 on: December 02, 2024, 01:33:47 PM »
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

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Re: Shoulder pain, brake, suppressor or heavier rifle
« Reply #23 on: December 02, 2024, 02:43:36 PM »
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

 


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