I suspect the 308X1.5' chamber is better suited to your purpose than the 30BR's. If you do go down the 30BR route, it might be worth speaking to Norman. As a result, it's back in his possession again. A lady who borrowed it was so taken with its low weight and recoil she persuaded Norman to sell it to her, which he did on the basis of getting first refusal if she ever gave up deerstalking and decided to sell it. IIRC he loaded it with the 125gn Nosler Ballistic Tip and in any event, it did everything asked of it - light handy rifle, low recoil, accurate. It is a lovely lightweight rifle and Norman built it to see if the cartridge would be both effective and Deer Acts legal on foxes and deer. I've only every once seen a 308X1.5' rifle - it is owned by Norman Clark the Rugby gunsmith who built it for himself on a small-ring Mauser '95 action many years ago when he had just set up in business as an independent gunsmith. Remington picked it up and modified it for benchrest competition, and still later the OAL was increased by some thirty or forty thou', all in the neck, to give us today's BRs. 30BR is a cleaned-up, thin brass, small tolerance match version of Frank Barnes's 308X1.5' experimental assault rifle cartridge of the 1960s. 308 certainly feels punchier in the shoulder in similar rifles

300wm goes off with a large shoveĤ5gr on N135 under a 130gr. IMO slower powder give a smoother recoil profileĬomparatively small charges of N130/N135/N140, H322, H355, Varget - feel 'snappier' than larger charges of N160, N550, H1000, H4831Ĩ0gr of H1000 under a 208gr. I also have a screamer of 100gr at 3550fps 270 that is pushing 2750 rather than 3050fps. If you can re-chamber an existing 308 to 30BR that may save you some outlay on custom jobs.īut probably wouldn't be as cost effective as selling and just buying a gun that suits the requirementsĦ.5x55 is always quoted as soft recoilingĪlso gives a wide range of options for bullet weights and if you reload I would argue the world is your oyster when it comes to custom, low recoil loads. If my eyesight was at stake I would certainly consider some of the mechanical recoil devices often present in custom shotguns as well as a drop down in calibre. 243 used to kick lumps out of me, Drop, comb, LOP and weight conspired to be a horrible combination. 222 shooting 60gr.īy contrast the Parker Hale 1100 Lightweight in. 243 with a T8 on it that kicked less than my. I recently fired some factory 100gr through a Sako A2 Varmint Barrelled. My 300wm Tikka Sporter with a new pad lengthened to my LOP was a pussycat to shoot 208gr through, either naked, braked or with a 700gr PES T12 Gun fit is by far the most significant aspect to FELT or PERCEIVED recoil Recoil indicators don't really compare perceived recoil IMO

In a variety of formats from light sporter to heavy target. 243 and 308, have a 270 and 300wm to compare to

I was marginally surprised at the recoil, more than I expected for what it i both in powder charge and weight. I have a 6mmBR (or should I say, will have until its new owner collects it!) So for those who have used the above 3 guns is there a big difference between the 30BR and 6mm BR in terms of recoil? or is it quite close assuming the guns are equal weight. If the recoil isn't too bad it may be an option. 308 which I like and Im not using and I was thinking if there is enough tenon it may be possible to get it re chambered in 30 BR. Probably what I need to go for from my research is the 6mmBR with a 23-24 inch barrel to get it red deer legal in Scotland.īut I have a very accurate. 308 on the chuck hawks rifle recoil table. So Im looking for information on the 30 BR recoil. Timing wise it did coincide with a lot of clay shooting and a range day ( Im very lucky its fully resolved but slightly paranoid about recoil) Bear with me on this the 30 BR bit is a bit further down.Ībout a year and a half ago I temporarily lost my central and upper vision in my shooting eye for 4 months.Ī large bleed in the back of my eye which the eye docs reckon may have been caused by 'trauma' was the cause.

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