Show us this rifle that kick to much...

[caramel]

Good to ear my father if still alive would be 77 to... Cheers. JP.

 

[Tazzy]

It's also very interesting how much stock design plays a role in felt recoil. My brothers remington 7400 in .270 had more recoil and muzzle flip than my winchester featherwight with the same ammo.

More than one person was surprised at the difference.

 

[Slooshark1]

I have a Ruger No.1 in .358 Norma Mag and that is the max end of my recoil tolerance. I can handle it, but I'm not interested in anything bigger. And I hate to say it, but smaller cartridges will do the job 99.9% of the time. I have a Ruger compact in .260 Rem with a 16" barrel that I could shoot the head off a grasshopper with at 100 metres that would certainly takedown anything from a moose on down. There is still something awe-inspiring about that .358 Norma though!

 

[ben hunchak]

For the OP the only thing that I would do is load that .500 down, good 500 to 700 grain bullets (cast) are not expensive and when driven 1100-1200fps should be all you need for paper punching and big game. What kind of throating do those rifles have?

 

[Andy]

In mine, the throat's long. With the 700 gr bullet I use:

OAL 2.575"

IMR4198 - 40.0 grs (full) - 1450 fps
WC-735 - 50.0 grs (slightly compressed) - 1550 fps
BLC-(2) - 48.0 grs (full) - 1200 fps

 

[remington jim]

45-70 recoil vs 500 s&w

The Nef cheap configuration is not helping here, my brother have a Marlin guide gun in 45-70 ( it is ported do ) and it doesnt beat my shoulder as much as the 500 S&W, i have no fun shooting that rifle... JP.

What loads is he firing in that 45-70 ?