And, I'll also mention that reducing the noise factor also reduces the sense of recoil. I know that from the difference in using the best ear protection at the range vs adequate!
This past week I went to a "new" logging road which ultimately descended into a gorge. There I fired my "bear load" of the 405gr Rem at 2100 fps from offhand into a smallish hardwood at about 40 yards. But I had my ear muffs on a clip from a small strap around my neck. I put them on before I fired and amazingly the recoil was totally pleasant! It was like... puffffish. But physics said it hit me with 32 ft-lbs of kinetic energy, yet it was just a slightly heavy push like sportsmen give one another when they've scored a goal.
Bob
www.bigbores.ca
