Today her "big" rifle, used for elk, is a .308 Winchester with 130-grain Barnes TTSXs loaded down to around 2850 fps.
Like Eileen, many people find recoil headaches get worse with time, mostly because people's bodies become less flexible with time.
What load do you use for 130G TTSXs in a 308?
Do the recoil headaches remain a while after shooting? Or do they dissipate when you quit shooting?
With Eileen the headaches start after 3-4 rounds with rifles where she can tolerate the recoil, and get worse with each round. Taking more time between shots, say while sighting-in a rifle, helps. They remain but start to dissipate after she quits shooting.
The handload with the .308 and 130 TTSX is 45.0 grains of IMR4895, in RWS brass with CCI 200 primers. It shoots very well--the last time she confirmed zero she only shot two rounds, which touched at 100 yards.
