Tikka T3x Lite Roughtech
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Pointdexter
CGN Regular
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- Lower Mainland
I used to have one in 300wm that had a factory brake. It was nice but was picky about the bullets. The magazine also restricted the OAL of my bullets so i couldnt seat them further.
The brake did help reduced recoil though...but even when i shot game with or without the brake i never noticed any difference.
The brake did help reduced recoil though...but even when i shot game with or without the brake i never noticed any difference.
I have a 7-mag T3X with no brake and it's not brutal as it is. Limbsaver #10826 takes the edge out of the Magnum versions. It still comes up and back, but there's a lot of squish to the pad.
7-mag has a COAL of 3.290", but the mag will let you go up to 3.340", maybe a hair more. If your load works well at that length you're in business.
The WSM version is pretty limiting too, but I found it feeds fine out of a regular Magnum magazine and you can replace the bolt stop with a long action bolt stop. At that point you are only limited by the throat.
7-mag has a COAL of 3.290", but the mag will let you go up to 3.340", maybe a hair more. If your load works well at that length you're in business.
The WSM version is pretty limiting too, but I found it feeds fine out of a regular Magnum magazine and you can replace the bolt stop with a long action bolt stop. At that point you are only limited by the throat.
I'm 5'9" 180 - it's a lot more about practice and working up to the recoil than having a hard limit based on frame size. I'm pretty comfortable with 9.3x64, .375H&H, and .416 Rem Mag. I would honestly recommend shooting off the bench with a sissy pad like the PAST Magnum pad to get used to the dynamics of the rifle under recoil without a brake. When you remove the pad and start practicing from regular shooting positions it'll be "familiar". You really probably won't need a brake at that point. Especially if you stick the Limbsaver on it.
*Braked guns wreck drums*
