MANAGING RECOIL

Published 2024-06-14
How to manage recoil with hard-kicking cartridges

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CHAPTERS

INTRO - 0:00
YOU CAN'T TEACH THE UNWILLING - 1:52
THE STANCE - 3:26
HAND AND ELBOW PLACEMENT - 7:28
CHEEK WELD - 11:39
CONTROLLING THE RIFLE - 15:42
SHOOTING FROM STICKS - 20:18
SHOOTING FROM THE BENCH - 22:22
MENTAL PREPAREDNESS - 26:21
EQUIPMENT CHOICES - 28:11
CONCLUSION - 32:48

All Comments (21)
  • Thank you for this tutorial. It's fantastic. Instead of mocking people for handling big-bore recoil improperly, you have given them the tools to deal with it correctly. Kudos to you - you are exactly what we need in the hunting community.
  • @shellmaker10
    Another "One and Done" video. This should be mandatory in hunter safety or training classes. Well done.
  • @carycary5824
    Very good information. I was taught many years ago how to shoot big bores by a friend who hunted Africa. The first big bore I shot was a model 70 African in .458 mag. Any rifle after that was easy to to shoot. He taught everything you discussed to the letter. I have always been grateful for the time he took with me and it made me a very accurate rifleman. Thanks and I hope people take your valuable advice!!! Good hunting my friend.
  • @oncall21
    An excellent break down on shooting big bore rifles. Thanks for sharing.
  • @MehulKamdar
    Many decades ago in India where I was born and grew up, we were taught to shoot the heavy rifles facing the target with our knees about a half foot apart side by side and slightly bent. We were taught to shoot and let the rifle rise - the old British rifles were designed to rise and dissipate the energy into the air. If you were shooting a bolt action rifle, it was also easy to operate the bolt knob with the cup of the palm while the barrel rose and slam it shut while guiding the barrel roughly in the direction in which you wanted to shoot for the next shot to get your aim faster. It is interesting how different the straight back recoil preference in the US is from the old way used by shikaris in India in the early years of dangerous game hunting.
  • @colinperso5825
    Great video for those looking to improve their shooting technique and manage heavy recoiling rifles
  • Perfect timing DD I just bought my son a like brand new CZ550 in a 416 Rigby. Got 3 boxes of premium ammo with it🙌 He already has a rare Mark 5 stainless in 375 H&H that I got him a couple years ago and put a VX6 in a 3-18 power scope on it! Can’t wait to take him out hunting with it. I have been collecting rifles 60+ years and my 3 sons almost love hunting and rifles as I so😳 recovering gunaholic 🤔🤣 Not Really just ask my wife😂
  • You certainly have a rifle for any and all occasions and demonstrations! Excellent advice in this video. Have a great weekend Desert Dog!
  • @JefF-rv7gp
    Thanks for making this, was very well explained for new hunters..
  • @johnt34aus
    Great and comprehensive information 👍
  • @user-eg8hb8xt3j
    This was crazy informative ! I thought I knew how to shoot …. I do not 😂😂
  • @PNWredneck
    Great video, info is spot on imo! Thankful I was taught these fundamentals of recoil control by my dad while I was young.
  • Here is the secret and nearly unknown method I use to manage recoil - I use the lightest recoiling cartridge which can do the job on the specific game I am hunting. This goes against the gun media's recently touted and newer magnum rounds but I am old fashioned.
  • @brycehiigel235
    Thank you for the valuable info. I don’t own any big bore rifles. Maybe in the future. But what I took from this video is start the technique with the smaller bores and work your way up. Try to eliminate and bad habits before they start or correct the bad habits you have. Thank You
  • @zacktaylor3441
    Thank you for the video DD. Great content, excellent structure/organization and teaching method. While structured for dangerous game calibers, I think a lot of this information is also good for shooters dipping a toe in the 300mag/.338 pond. I, like 99% of shooters, manage recoil via the time honored close my eyes and jerk the trigger technique. The only downside is always having to send perfectly good scopes back to the factory when I cant hit shit.
  • @chipsterb4946
    Thanks for addressing both shooting sticks and bench shooting. When I got my first .45-70, I add up a typical (for me) ladder of powder charges. After the 12th shot off the bench, I said F🤬k this! Marlin loads with a 405 grain bullet KICK. That recoil pad is worth trying, and thanks for mentioning the eye relief issue. I wouldn’t have thought of that.
  • @henrikulfhielm
    Great video. I have built a mobile benchrest for standing position for load development and sighting in my 375 h&h to not develop a flinch.