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BILLY BIG BORE · Joined: 07 Feb 2009 Posts: 1

I BOUGHT A 300 WEATHERBY MAG RIFLE AND HAVE A HAD TIME GETTING IT SIGHTED IN CAUSE OF RECOIL NEED HELP I HAVE SHOT 12 TIMES ADN JUST GOT IT IN A 50 YARDS WHAT CAN I DO . TO GET IT THEIR BEFORE I TEAR MY ARM OFF ?

AZMM · PFC Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 44 Location: Tucson

First I would suggest taking your new rifle to a competent gunsmith and having the length of pull adjusted specifically for you. At the sametime you could have a decent recoil pad installed if needed. I know when the Win. M70 in .300 Weatherby mag first came into existence the recoil pad was practically non-existant, lol. The first thing I did before taking the fifle home was have the buttstock cut to my length of pull and a new recoil pad installed. The rifle was a pleasure to shoot from the first day I took it to the range.

Also, be sure you have the rifle properly seated in your "shoulder pocket" when firing. That may be the whole problem right there.

Dean · CPT Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 1782 Location: Northern NV

Sound advice. Also, try a properly adusted sling. That provides more points of body to rifle engagement. Shoulder, cheek, sling, forehand. And breath...oh, and please hit your caps lock key.

Dean
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Bubba · Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject:

not that I bench shoot too often, but I'd suggest a rifle vise
and a lot of sandbags

Strap it in good, pack it well with sandbags and you can just pull the trigger and let gravity do all the work

I've never tried it with a .300 win mag, but I assume it wold work like smaller rifles
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gismored79 · SFC Joined: 21 Aug 2008 Posts: 275 Location: oklahoma

One of those stap on shoulder pads help. Past makes a few

cyrano222 · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:53 pm Post subject: did you have it boresighted?

length of pull, a confortable recoil pad, a proper seating like the gentlemen before me said, but hell boresighting helps immensly getting that sucker on target. My brother learned that lesson the hard way with a .375 RUM he had to have. To date he has put 5 rounds through that rifle.
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10 Bears · Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:32 am Post subject:

All of the above a good suggestions.
If that recoil is too much for you, then it could be causing you to flinch.
Have somebody WATCH you shoot it.
I've had some big bore magnums that kicked the crap out of me.
Didn't enjoy shooting them at all and THAT affected the accuracy
It wasn't the firearm's fault, it was all on MY end.
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bygdawg · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:34 pm Post subject:

Shoulder pad may help some. If not, check into a recoil pad. I shoot mine without it, but I've worked my way up to it from 7 mag and have been shooting for 20+ years.
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