flashman wrote:Well bugger me , didn't think of the stock !! Mine is synthetic and very light , Boyds wooden stock , I wonder how much recoil it would absorb,any guesses???
For 7mm-08 shooting a 160gn bullet at 2500fps on 40gns of powder.
The bare Ruger American 22" is 2.85kg and makes 17.4ft/lbs of felt recoil energy.
Put on a scope, rings, bipod, butt pad and sling and it'll probably be closer to 4kg and make 12.5ft/lbs of felt recoil. A wooden stock or aluminium chassis will reduce it further still.
I have the 7mm-08 Ruger American 22" in an MDT chassis with folding stock, bipod and ten-round mag at 5.15kg, offering 9.6ft/lbs of recoil - about midway between shooting an iron-sighted rifle in .223 and .243. It's very, very mild.
I forgot earlier to add that using a sling wrapped around your support arm also reduces the recoil felt at your shoulder.