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To: exnavy

I read the article. Recoil is in the 20 ft lb range. Same as 150 gr. 308.

And yeah, my go to whitetail round is .308. It did the job then and still does the job now.

Remington really screwed the pooch on 6.8. Ballistics will never match any round with damn near a third more powder. With more powder you get more recoil. I’ts just physics.

People have been trying forever, in ammo, to overcome physics. You can’t. Maybe,,,Maybe,,these new rifles will have some type of buffer that will take some of the recoil out. Just like have been done for years with...well pretty much any gun. Like gas systems in shotguns? Recoil reducers in the stock? How about they’re ported? Or add a 2 lb supressor to reduce the noise? Or Heavier weapons? Yeah. Lets make our soldiers go back to carrying 12 lb rifles. Which is why they got away from M14s.....Just damn.


40 posted on 01/29/2024 10:00:17 AM PST by saleman
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To: saleman

I agree. And more powder also increases CUP. With 80,000 cup in play, that is 454 casul range. I fired one revolver in 454. To say recoil is stiff is understating it.


70 posted on 01/29/2024 11:24:39 AM PST by exnavy
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