At 68, and getting pretty soft, I’m pretty much limited to around 20 rounds from the bench (rifle to shoulder) and still maintain good groups with my rifle at around 60 ft/lbs. recoil. Yes, I could shoot more with a lighter kicking rifle.....but, 20 rounds from my hunting rifle should be more than sufficient for any day of bench shooting. If I feel the need to shoot a lot of rounds from the bench....then a lighter recoiling rifle would be in order. But.....what is being accomplished by shooting hundreds of rounds from a bench, unless you shoot bench-rest competition.
With a “hunting” rifle.....ammunition expenditure is much more useful, when fired from field positions! memtb
Last edited by memtb; 12/30/20.
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
