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Might Be Time To Buy A Limbsaver

Post by Baldrick314 » 11 Jan 2015, 7:18 am

I took my mates 7mm Rem Mag out for a few shots yesterday. It's a shorter weight with a hard rubber pad on the back. After 10 shots recoil was not unbearable but unpleasant. Later on I had a couple shots out of my Steyr 8x56r. After about the 5th shot I was thinking "this is stinging a bit more than I remember"

Had a look under my shirt and it seems the 7mm had given me a good bruise and the metal buttplate on the Steyr had torn it open a bit

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It looks a fair but angrier in real life, I think the flash on the camera washed it out a little.

So now I'm in the market for a slip on butt pad :lol:
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Post by Westy » 11 Jan 2015, 7:22 am

Are you sure that's not the Hong Kong Spongy Mate ??????
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Re: Might Be Time To Buy A Limbsaver

Post by Baldrick314 » 11 Jan 2015, 7:50 am

Westy wrote:Are you sure that's not the Hong Kong Spongy Mate ??????


:lol: well it wasn't there before I shot the rifle so I'm putting it down to that either way
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Post by Westy » 11 Jan 2015, 11:54 am

Yep Big recoil has had it's day with me, I now like small projectile going super fast with little recoil!

That's gotta hurt!
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Post by petemacsydney » 11 Jan 2015, 12:26 pm

now that's some side boob that i didn't need to see!! lol
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Post by squirrelhunter » 12 Jan 2015, 2:58 pm

Baldrick314 wrote:I took my mates 7mm Rem Mag out for a few shots yesterday. It's a shorter weight with a hard rubber pad on the back.


What rifle make/model?
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Post by ebr love » 12 Jan 2015, 2:59 pm

Westy wrote:Are you sure that's not the Hong Kong Spongy Mate ??????


What happens in Hong Kong...
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Post by lole » 12 Jan 2015, 3:02 pm

Westy wrote:Yep Big recoil has had it's day with me, I now like small projectile going super fast with little recoil!


Tempted by Noslers latest creation, .26 Nosler?

If you want fast and flat that's it ;)

Recoil, erm, no comment :lol:
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Post by North East » 12 Jan 2015, 3:06 pm

Muzzle brakes are fairly cheap...nothing wrong with using them. I've got one for my .30-06 and a Limbsaver...turns it into a pussy.
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Post by Baldrick314 » 12 Jan 2015, 4:23 pm

squirrelhunter wrote:
Baldrick314 wrote:I took my mates 7mm Rem Mag out for a few shots yesterday. It's a shorter weight with a hard rubber pad on the back.


What rifle make/model?


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Post by Baldrick314 » 12 Jan 2015, 4:25 pm

North East wrote:Muzzle brakes are fairly cheap...nothing wrong with using them. I've got one for my .30-06 and a Limbsaver...turns it into a pussy.


The 7mm isn't mine so not my place to put a brake on and the Steyr is a hundred year old straight pull service rifle, a muzzle brake would look absurd :lol:
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Post by hoofit » 13 Jan 2015, 10:27 am

I'll take the odd looking rifle over the odd looking shoulder :P
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Post by Lorgar » 13 Jan 2015, 10:47 am

They work a treat.

For all the things I like about my Ruger, the factory recoil pad is undeniably crap.

Only take a few shots to earn a few bruised lines. Chucked on the the limbsaver and it made the .308 feel easier than shooting a .243 in the same rifle with the factory pad.
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Post by sally-bee » 13 Jan 2015, 10:52 am

Bit off topic soz, but how does shooting one of the WW2 rifles like the SMLE with a steel buttplate go?

.30 calibre without a recoil pad must be a doozy?
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Post by 1290 » 13 Jan 2015, 12:50 pm

The Zasty isnt the lightest rifle around....
Shooting off a bench?

I've fallen into the trap of being under attired on a warm day... tshirt or generally thin clothes are not advisable when going to boomer town....

Maybe someone needs to teach you to shoot Baldrick... :D

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Post by Baldrick314 » 13 Jan 2015, 2:52 pm

sally-bee wrote:Bit off topic soz, but how does shooting one of the WW2 rifles like the SMLE with a steel buttplate go?

.30 calibre without a recoil pad must be a doozy?


I've never had a problem with it in the past. I shall with a 303 the recoil is appreciable but not bad enough to make you shy away from it. Obviously would be less with a soft pad though
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Post by Baldrick314 » 13 Jan 2015, 2:54 pm

1290 wrote:The Zasty isnt the lightest rifle around....
Shooting off a bench?

I've fallen into the trap of being under attired on a warm day... tshirt or generally thin clothes are not advisable when going to boomer town....

Maybe someone needs to teach you to shoot Baldrick... :D

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:lol: Yeah it was shooting off a bench and yeah I was only wearing a T shirt so maybe I should have brought a little extra padding. Maybe I'll only shoot the Steyr in winter when I can wear a jacket :lol:
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Post by Guliver » 13 Jan 2015, 3:43 pm

OMG you really need to add NSFW to your title :cry:
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Post by melanie » 14 Jan 2015, 9:56 am

Get caught looking up hairy man pictures at work? :lol:
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Post by Tiiger » 14 Jan 2015, 9:58 am

sally-bee wrote:Bit off topic soz, but how does shooting one of the WW2 rifles like the SMLE with a steel buttplate go?

.30 calibre without a recoil pad must be a doozy?


I guess you're comparing to .308 Winchester? They're similar, but not the same. .303 British has noticeably less recoil.

The SMLE is a heavy rifle compared to most modern sporters too which soaks up the recoil.

It's not bad.
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Post by pajamatime » 14 Jan 2015, 10:04 am

ouch!...hows that bdsm going for you? ;)
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Post by jackles » 14 Jan 2015, 1:47 pm

Obviously it's going just fine :lol:
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Post by riggee » 14 Jan 2015, 1:48 pm

Oww yeah, recoil baby! :lol:
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Post by Baldrick314 » 14 Jan 2015, 2:20 pm

pajamatime wrote:ouch!...hows that bdsm going for you? ;)


:lol: it doesn't normally knock me around that much. I'm just starting casting lead projectiles for this rifle so I'm gonna try and do a reduced load
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Post by Gregg » 15 Jan 2015, 9:44 am

Baldrick314 wrote::lol: it doesn't normally knock me around that much.


Getting old?

I know the feeling.
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Post by Baldrick314 » 15 Jan 2015, 11:11 am

Gregg wrote:Getting old?

I know the feeling.


I'm only 24 :shock: :lol:
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Post by sooey » 15 Jan 2015, 1:31 pm

You know what they say... 24 is the new 50.

That's right isn't it?
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Post by 1290 » 15 Jan 2015, 2:29 pm

Baldrick314 wrote:I'm only 24 :shock: :lol:


.....well.... its all downhill from 21.
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Post by chookah » 16 Jan 2015, 7:59 am

sooey wrote:You know what they say... 24 is the new 50.

That's right isn't it?


Only if you're on crack maybe :lol:
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Post by remnt » 16 Jan 2015, 8:05 am

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