My son and his rifle update

[Dogariffic]

Appreciate all the input concerning my 13 year old sons savage 270. To reduce the kick we tested "120" grain and he can now put three in the same hole at 25 yards. We will continue to practice and shooting is a fun thing for us to do together.
In researching this i read up on muzzle brakes. Anyone have experience with these?
Merry Christmas!

 

[Shamoan]

inb4youllshootyoureyeout

 

[cowbell88]

From what I've experienced they'll deafen you. I had a BOSS on a 30-06 A-bolt. It does reduce the kick but the sound goes out the side giving ears more exposure to sound waves. Me an a buddy (who also had one) shot about 6 times together at a couple running deer from a box stand. Our ears rang for a week.

 

[mstatedawgs]

first deer

this may be common sense....

his first deer with the new gun...
make sure you put him in a very HIGH percentage kill shot.
it'll build his confidence with the new gun. if he doesnt miss the first few deer with it, he'll believe in the gun more and more.
he'll never miss a deer, or anything else, with it as he gets older.

 

[basedawg]

Remington has bullets that have 50% reduced recoil, my wife and youngest daughter shoot them and they are a 140 grain. Has hardly any recoil plus 140 grain bullet.

 

[Dawgbite]

As for a muzzle brake, if you are sitting at a bench shooting a lot of rounds while wearing both ear plugs and muffs, the brake is a great thing but for hunting situations where only one shot is likely, they are unnecessary. If you do get a muzzle brake and hunt from a shooting house or any enclosed stand, make sure the barrel end and brake are OUTSIDE the window. Your ears will bleed if you don't. I had an older gentleman give me the best piece of rifle advice that I have ever been given. For every dollar you spend on a gun, spend one to two dollars on optics and you will never be disappointed in your set up. I didn't listen to him for many years but when I finally listened, he made a believer out of me. German glass, Japanese glass and Amercan glass, in that order.

 

[Dogariffic]

smart

Makes really good sense.
He is hunting with his grandfather next couple of days. Then we head to Texas to hunt later...he is excited big time !!

this may be common sense....

his first deer with the new gun...
make sure you put him in a very HIGH percentage kill shot.
it'll build his confidence with the new gun. if he doesnt miss the first few deer with it, he'll believe in the gun more and more.
he'll never miss a deer, or anything else, with it as he gets older.

 

[MaxwellSmart]

I traded for a .243 several years ago that had a brake on it. The brake wasn't important to me then but I have grown to really like it. I use it for varmint shooting and both my daughter and I have killed a few deer with it. Just be sure to use hearing protection. I bought a set of pro ears that not only protect your hearing but enhance your hearing while hunting. I can turn the volume up and hear animals walking in the leaves at further distances than with my natural hearing. It is also cool to see the impact of the shot because the scope barely moves. Watching a crow turn into a puff of black feathers a 300yds is a blast.





Damn new tablet, I was replying to the OP

 

[Palos verdes]

I've seen a man kill a deer with a buck knife once. It was stuck in a hole on a frozen lake. Remember, don't shoot the Mr. Two Legs. Happy hunting folks.

 

[aTotal360]

Look into the reduced rounds. As for the muzzle break, it's not going to help as much as you think. Like other have said, it makes your gun loud as hell. If you are in a shooting house it will make you go deaf. And it's even louder for the people around it. I honestly think some reduced recoil rounds could be the answer. Hornady makes some good ones. I wouldn't get the muzzle break.

 

[Dogariffic]

The Hornady 120 grain is what he used to shoot the tight grouping the other day. We will see how the next few days go. Thanks for the info.

Look into the reduced rounds. As for the muzzle break, it's not going to help as much as you think. Like other have said, it makes your gun loud as hell. If you are in a shooting house it will make you go deaf. And it's even louder for the people around it. I honestly think some reduced recoil rounds could be the answer. Hornady makes some good ones. I wouldn't get the muzzle break.

 

[1984dog]

Reduce recoil with a Limbsaver

Appreciate all the input concerning my 13 year old sons savage 270. To reduce the kick we tested "120" grain and he can now put three in the same hole at 25 yards. We will continue to practice and shooting is a fun thing for us to do together.
In researching this i read up on muzzle brakes. Anyone have experience with these?
Merry Christmas!

You can buy one of these for around $40. They work great and are know to reduce the felt recoil by 50 to 70%. I have one on my deer rifle and it makes a difference. Limbsaver makes recoil pads that replace the factory installed pad or they have a slip on unit. I have the custom fitted recoil pad that was made specifically for my rifle. It fit perfect and looks like it came with the gun.

 

[mstatedawgs]

a 13 year old is fine shooting a 270.
no need for a muzzle brake.

he wont even know it kicks when he shoots at a deer.

 

[1msudawg]

On a different but similar topic. Has anyone tried the LEVERevolution bulletd for a 30-30? If so, do they really make that much of a difference?

 

[T-45fixer]

They make reduced recoil rounds for those type cartridges 270,30-06 etc for kids, women to shoot. Look into those

 

[Philly Dawg]

I've got an old Birmingham Arms 270 with a muzzle break and it may be the loudest gun I've ever shot.