.300 Wm recoil difference?

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Is there a noticeable difference in recoil between a 150gr, 165 & 180gr bullets shooting out of a .300 Win mag?
I reload this caliber and am thinking of switching to lighter bullet (150gr).
This will be my long range deer cal.
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My A-bolt didn't group 150's very well, and I also found reduced "low recoil" loads did not preform as well as near max loads. I use 165bt with a nearly max load of H-4350 for deer, and sierra 200g/220g for moose. As far as precieved recoil, well I guess I just suck it up.
 
try reducing your powder charge & velocity to drop recoil levels rather than shoot a lighter bullet

there is nothing wrong with shooting 180s @ 2800 fps in a 300 Magnum, it will kill just the same
 
I shoot 168 gr TSX's out of mine and I find recoil to be sharp but not excessive. I run mine at 3200 fps. The only difference I see is light bullets really fast vs heavy bullets slower is slap vs shove.
 
Not likely to be a noticeable difference. Most people load lighter bullets at higher velocity, so the recoil is no different if your loading more powder. Try the 150gr and see how they shoot.
 
I'll go ahead and try the 150's and take it from there. If I'm not satisfied then, I'll just put the barrel(T/C Encore) at the back of my gun locker, sorta semi-retire!
 
A lighter bullet does not always give you less recoil ifyou load to the same pressure....

According to this recoil calculator using loads from the Nosler #5 manual assuming a rifle weight of 9 lbs

http://www.siskguns.com/SISK RIFLES - Recoil Calculation.htm


125gr at 3521fps with 84grs of H4831sc gives 32 ft lbs of recoil

150gr at 3420 with 74 grs of IMR4350 gives 32 ft lbs of recoil

165gr at 3290 with 79 grs of Rel22 gives 35 ft lbs

165gr at 3160 with 73 grs of IMR4831 gives 30 ft lbs of recoil

200gr at 2972 with 71 grs of IMR4831 gives 32 ft lbs of recoil

Assuming that a lighter bullet will give less recoil is misleading, although it seems most people believe it.

Using powders with slower or faster burning rates, and therefore varying charge weights will change the recoil result.

Look at the difference in the 165 gr loads I posted....reason:...the weight of the powder charge and the velocity carry more "weight" in the formula than the weight of the bullet.
 
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Much clearer now, Thanks Rembo.
I'm gonna do what Ron suggested and "suck it up". I am also going to mount a scope with a little more eye relief, presently an Elite 3200 w/3.3" of E.R. sits atop my barrel. The Nikon line of scopes(which sit on my other bbls) have better ER IMO. Thanks again,
 
some say that the 130-150gr. bullets have a quicker pressure curve than the 190-220gr. bullets resulting in more of a slap on the shoulder than a punch. I'm not sure if I buy into that idea or not, however it does not matter if you are shooting paper or big game, you need to be comfortable with your rifle. If you can't master the recoil, look at a 7mm. They kill moose good and kick a little less. I decided on a 7mm stw for my deer/moose smokepole for this same reason. I have a .378 wby in my safe that has not been fired in years, but when I was in my early twenties me and a pal just had to have one. It's a wonderful calibre through the crony and drops moose (no matter where you hit them), but it has that "flinch effect" that needs mastering.
 
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