Recoil

[plinker 777]

My wife uses an add-on Lee-Enfield No.4 muzzle brake. It simply pulls over the muzzle and straps on the bayonet lug. You hand tighten the screw and you're good to go. She uses them on her No.4(T)'s and finds a recoil reduction of at least 50%. She's able to shoot for hours without tiring and makes a day out more enjoyable, although I suppose technically it's cheating as compared to shooting them the way they were issued.

Put WTB ads on various milsurp boards and keep your eye on eBay for them...

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Regards,
Doug

Very cool, as there is absolutely no modification to the rifle. Note to Smellie...you'll have flea bay competition from Plinker on this little gem.

 

[collector67]

I found that bench shooting my Yugo M24/47 with surplus 8mm gave a pretty stout recoil.

 

[purple]

Boys Anti Tank Rifle - Hands Down.....

My father used to tell me about the punishing recoil of the Boys .55 cal a-tk rifle. His favourite on the range was the MkIII Ross which he used in his initial service-heavy, but accurate.

 

[purple]

M95! My scant stock '03 Springfield also rattles my teeth when shooting it with 180 grain bullets. My PTRD isn't even that bad, though I suspect the reloads I've shot through it were on the light side.

The scant stock isn't bad when compared to the original straight grip stock which has a very short length of pull. When shooting it from the prone position it's best to rest your thumb along the grip, instead of across it, otherwise you will get bopped in the snout by your thumb knuckle. For a mild and accurate load in the M1903 or other .30-06 bolt gun try any 150gr bullet with a reduced load of 23gr SR4759.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

In my 91/30 Mosin Nagant I use 180gr. Bullet Barn lead boolits on top of a load of 14.0gr. SR4759
held in place with a pinch of kapok filler. At 1300fps. this is an accurate load that feels like
shooting a big .22 and is cheap shooting fun.

 

[BadgerDog]

My wife uses an add-on Lee-Enfield No.4 muzzle brake. It simply pulls over the muzzle and straps on the bayonet lug. You hand tighten the screw and you're good to go. She uses them on her No.4(T)'s and finds a recoil reduction of at least 50%. She's able to shoot for hours without tiring and makes a day out more enjoyable, although I suppose technically it's cheating as compared to shooting them the way they were issued.

Put WTB ads on various milsurp boards and keep your eye on eBay for them...

(Click PIC to Enlarge)

Regards,
Doug