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Post by redpep on Mar 10, 2009 17:32:55 GMT -5
Anybody have pictures they took when they installed a recoil reducer
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Post by Harley on Mar 10, 2009 20:43:54 GMT -5
Redpep, not really worth a picture the way I did it. I drilled a hole in the stock for the mercury recoil reducer, being careful that it angled "up" rather than parallel with the earth. Careful, also, this time, not to drill through the side of the stock; then put the reducer in a plastic baggy to fill up the space and crammed it all in.
Harley
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Post by rexxer on Mar 10, 2009 20:46:26 GMT -5
Lloyd- Do you think it helps?
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Post by jims on Mar 10, 2009 21:34:27 GMT -5
I am not trying to invade this posting but I have used a number of recoil reducers over the years, mercury, spring, weights etc. I believe they were Edwards and Staub. Personally I could tell no difference versus just a shot filled tube. The extra weight helped no matter how I gained it. Now others swear by the devices but I could not tell the difference as long as they all weighed about the same.
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Post by Harley on Mar 10, 2009 21:51:23 GMT -5
Rex, Jims may be correct. The theory behind the Hg is that it tries to maintain its resting inertia, then yields a bit to the recoil. Like Jims said, an equal weight of anything would try to maintain resting inertia. Maybe it's the yielding flow of the Hg that makes it soften recoil, maybe not.
I use the Lead Sled for bench work. With that I feel no recoil no matter what I use or don't use. The two shots I've taken at deer with the recoil reducer in place told me nothing - I was pumped up enough that I remember nothing about recoil.
I guess it's sort of like cryogenics (super cooling to remove stresses) and the rifle barrel: Can't hurt, don't know if it helps.
Harley
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Post by bigmoose on Mar 11, 2009 8:13:12 GMT -5
No matter what caliber rifle your shooting, if you remember the rifle recoiling, your not focused on the business at hand, and you probably made a poor shot......IMO
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