| grandveneur |
| (.400 member) |
| 24/08/23 03:29 AM |
Re: AFRICAN HUNTERS--DO YOU HAVE TOO MUCH GUN??
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I would like to think that I can shoot and handle recoil better than most hunters. I like my 338 and 300 Ultra(ouch)mag and tolerate my 416 but recoil is a very subjective thing. I have musclebound friends who will not tolerate more recoil than a 12 gauge delivers and refuse to shoot any 300 mag/338 WM and above.It's just not worth the aggravation to them. And there are some light guns I just don't like to shoot with hot loads like the lever Marlin Guide gun with hot 400 gr loads.Its effective but obnoxious.I am assuming its the recoil velocity that I dislike with this load/rifle.
Is there an objective test that forum members would suggest to determine if one has too much gun?? Multiple shots on a timed course at a given distance? What size target would be suggested to shoot at with what gun? For the 375?, the 416, the 458Wm and various Doubles, and the 500 class Doubles/bolt guns??
One needs to know ones limitations!!
It's an old thread, but the topic is still relevant and a reason for heated discussions.
As the thread starter wrote at the time, the recoil is above all a subjective thing, so that everyone has to decide for themselves which weapon they can still master. You can certainly try to determine that with an objective test, for example shoot with bigger and bigger calibers until you miss the target or fall over.
At last, everyone has to decide for themselves and choose what they can shoot safely and accurate. In extreme cases one have to refrain from hunting some game.
