Those .30-06 loaded with Green Dot? Except for the 150-grain flat-points, bloody awful. But I think I know why: on several shots the recoil(such as it is) and noise were noticeably less than others. I suspect the Green Dot didn't feed smoothly through my Hornady measure, so I got varied charges. I'm going to load some more, but I'll try the Lee measure. If those don't come out evenly, I'll weigh the charges.
Ref the mention of .45-70s and recoil pads, I hadn't looked in a while; Limbsaver pads have gotten expensive.
Unlike some things out there, though, they're worth it.
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A-Firmative on the Limbsaver pad; utterly transformed my GEN 1 Mossberg 590 into a shoot slugs all day for fun kind of arm.
I am seriously going to check that out. I can't shoot my 30.06 more than four or five times because it still has a steel butt plate on it. I got it cheap at a gun show and have only shot it a few times because of it.
I weigh 165 pounds and am 6 feet tall which means I'm as skinny as a rail. Every time I pull the trigger on that thing it is like getting slammed by a sledge hammer.
Even my 215 pound cousin said No Mas after only 3 rounds.
I need an outstanding pad, not just a good one.
Thanks for the heads up.
Far as I've ever seen, the Limbsavers are the best recoil pads out there. And they have them sized for specific rifles/shotguns, grind-to-fit, and slip-ons.
They're not cheap, but they're worth every penny. Check around, including Ebay, see where you can find the best price.
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