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jphendren
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Reducing recoil of .375 H&H
#59873 - 12/07/06 01:31 PM

Hello,

I went out and fired my new to me .375 H&H the other day and ended up with pretty nice bruise on my shoulder. I am using the rifle for just plinking at the moment and these 300gr Hornady soft point loads come back pretty hard, so I need to find something a little lighter. The first thing I was suprised at when I fired the .375 is that the recoil is not as punishing as the size of the cartridge would suggest, but after six rounds my shoulder was getting pretty sore.

Would the recoil of a 235gr Speer over a starting load be much lighter in the recoil department?

How about a PAST shoulder pad, do they help much?

Jared

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500Nitro
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Re: Reducing recoil of .375 H&H [Re: jphendren]
#59875 - 12/07/06 01:35 PM

Past, Limbsaver + others - they all do the same. I have had a PAST
for a few years and just got the Limbsaver but I have now used both
and the Limbsaver definately reduces recoil more.

235gn out of a 375 for plinking is good practice and does recoil less.

500 Nitro

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ozhunter
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Re: Reducing recoil of .375 H&H [Re: 500Nitro]
#59881 - 12/07/06 05:47 PM

If you are hand loading you could reduce your powder load as the 375H&H does work well with less velocity and should reduce the boot.
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Re: Reducing recoil of .375 H&H [Re: jphendren]
#59887 - 12/07/06 11:18 PM

The recoil of a .375 is not insignificant. When I first got mine I fired around 25 rounds from it building up loads wearing only a light shirt. It was hot. I ended up with a black bruise te size of my palm and it hurt a lot. Never again, I don't have a PAST recoil pad or anything like that. I put a small towel on my shoulder and a jacket over that. It seems to do the trick. Usually only fire around 12 rounds, plus or minus.

In the field however you will not feel the recoil at all.

Load a 300 gr bullet to about 2300 fps to 2450 fps and it will still do the job on buffalo etc.

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jphendren
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Re: Reducing recoil of .375 H&H [Re: NitroX]
#59890 - 13/07/06 01:35 AM

The recoil has a cumulative effect. The first shot didn't bother me that much; I didn't really notice any pain until the fith shot and then it went south from there. My rifle is fitted with a Pachmyr Decelerator pad, which is pretty decent but I need something more. I can't imagine shooting this beast from the bench, hopefully either a PAST or Limbsaver will do the trick.

I am interested in either the PAST or the Limbsaver Protective Shooting Pad that the shooter wears. As far as the PAST is concerned, would I need the Super Mag version for the .375?

Jared

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