Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
Originally Posted by prairie_goat
Originally Posted by JohnMoses
So you wouldn't buy it based on the possibility you might ride by a dog town and it kicks too much?

Point is, it's a big game cartridge and as such it's recoil should be acceptable in that role.



No, I wouldn't buy it based on the fact that I don't like recoil, and the the 26 Nosler in a packable rifle is sure as hell going to be above 95% of the casual shooter's recoil limit. I used the p-dog town reference in regards to barrel life.

95%...?

You really think 95% of shooters can't handle .264 recoil?

I'd guess maybe 20-25%. Of course, some will flinch shooting a .308. I've seen new shooters flinch shooting a .22LR.

But all shooters is a pretty big net to be throwing.

DF


Maybe I was a few % points off. I've seen hundreds of shooters come through hunting camp, and noted that around 10% can handle a 300 Mag effectively, and probably 25% a 7mm Mag. Somewhere south of 20 lbs. of recoil is about all the vast majority of average guys can effectively wield.