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I am looking for input on any recoil pads/devices that will tame felt recoil. I have a cervical spine issue that will not tolerate even normal .270 hammering. Still want to target shoot and hunt so if anyone can tell me what is out there; heard that LimbSaver makes a good product with up to 70% reduction. My .223 was just banned.
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I don't have much experience with recoil pads but a good muzzle brake will certainly help, not only for recoil reduction but also to lessen muzzle jump and help keep you on target for follow-up shots. The Insite Heathen would be my suggestion. A lower recoiling caliber (like something in 6mm) with a good muzzle brake and a recoil pad would probably be the setup with the least felt recoil that would do the trick both for hunting and target shooting. As well, if your condition allows it, adding a bit of weight to the rifle will also help mitigate felt recoil. Hope that helps :)
 
I wear a Limb saver shoulder pad. I can slip it over my T shirt, and hide it under my jacket. Allows me to shoot 762x54R from my Mosin Carbine, without flinching. Years ago I tried doing a mad min, and caught myself in the collar bone.... GAME OVER.. Developed a flinch after that.

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I would look at some of the smaller Caliber rifles
Stay away from the light barrels/ lighter rifles

and yes a Muzzle brake will help
a calculator for recoil

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OkayShooter said:
I wear a Limb saver shoulder pad. I can slip it over my T shirt, and hide it under my jacket. Allows me to shoot 762x54R from my Mosin Carbine, without flinching. Years ago I tried doing a mad min, and caught myself in the collar bone.... GAME OVER.. Developed a flinch after that.

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A great product. It really helps using something like this. I've also become a huge fan of muzzle brakes too.
 
I have a bolt action .223 in an MDT chassis, with the added weight of the chassis and the muzzle break I added it makes for an incredibly soft shooting and very accurate firearm. I would suggest this as mags are't over priced, and you can run dirt cheap ammo and still get 2-3moa and the good stuff (still relatively cheap) is good for sub moa.
 
https://terminatorproducts.co.nz/brakes/
Some nice videos
Also think best would be a muzzle brake. Second best a suppressor, if possible.
Get a heavy scope. Changes the recoil behaviour.
Of course a soft recoil pad.
I have a hurt shoulder and had problems with a 12ga game gun when cleaning up a grain mill with about 3000 cartridges fired in three weeks.... fitted a Cervelatti Italy Microcell pad 32mm thick. Which is very effective.

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Thank you all very much. I never even considered muzzle brakes to reduce felt recoil. I now have enough info to go forward with a solution. What a great resource this Forum is.
 
I see you are in Belleville: if you shoot at Lower Trent, you are welcome to try some of my braked rifles when they reopen. I have Insite Heathen and MDT Elite brakes on my smaller rifles.

I use the shock-eater recoil pads in a t-shirt carrier with a good brake and reasonably heavy rifle to get recoil way down.
 
Markus said:
A great product. It really helps using something like this. I've also become a huge fan of muzzle brakes too.
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Yeah some of my rifles, It would ruin them to put muzzle brakes on it. So these are kinda a win win. You don't have to ruin a milsurp, and don't need to worry about the extra noise of a brake.
 
Just to add - Limbsaver butt pads are only about $50, I think shoulder pads are about that too. A brake costs much more with the Noise disadvantage when at a shooting line.
 
Harwood said:
I see you are in Belleville: if you shoot at Lower Trent, you are welcome to try some of my braked rifles when they reopen. I have Insite Heathen and MDT Elite brakes on my smaller rifles.

I use the shock-eater recoil pads in a t-shirt carrier with a good brake and reasonably heavy rifle to get recoil way down.
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Heathen by insite ,top notch,works amazing....
 
Have owned a .450 Marlin in the past , the previous owner had what is called a dead mule installed in the buttstock. Normally used in shotguns to my knowledge for recoil reduction. The Marlin was a lot more comfortable to shoot with that installed.
 
“My 223 was just banned.
Comments?”

Yes, Turdeau sucks. There’s a comment!

Suggestion: 270 has 17-20ish ft lbs of free recoil (factor dependant), honestly, that’s getting up there for sustained target shooting. You could look into shooting lighter bullets from the 270. If you hand load you could look into downloading as well. Making the gun heavier will also reduce recoil, at the sacrifice of added weight. I don’t know if that would be an issue for the style of hunting you do? Recoil pads can and do help, 70% might be a bit of a stretch though? Shoulder pad is a good idea. I’m not a fan of muzzle brakes, very loud! I hunt without hearing protection, so brakes are a no go for me.

If none of those options are appealing, perhaps a new rifle chambered in a different, lighter recoiling, cartridge is in order? 260 rem, 6.5 creedmoor, 6.5x55, any of those, especially shooting 120 ish grain bullets should be fairly mild.
 
Muzzle brake automatically cuts recoil substantially. Noisy yes, but if you're at a live firing line and and someone complains, ignore them, there's supposed to be loud noises. If their inner pussy is an issue, they'll move. You can offer to carry their purse.

Add weight to the rifle.

Use a lead sled, but beware there's always a physics professor lurking at the range to lecture you that your scope will evaporate and the stock will disintegrate.
 
My 11 year old can shoot my my Stealth all day long. 6.5 with a Heathen brake. Yesterday he managed 2 rounds of the 30-30 before he stopped. Granted it has a metal but plate, but the Stealth has a hard plastic one.
 
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