MANAGING RECOIL

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.

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.

Always a good day when DD uploads

Another "One and Done" video. This should be mandatory in hunter safety or training classes. Well done.

An excellent break down on shooting big bore rifles. Thanks for sharing.

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.

DD, I think this was about the best “how to” video that you’ve released. You confirmed everything I have been doing over the years and thrown in a couple of ideas I hadn’t thought of! I wholeheartedly agree that recoil is very much a mental aspect that some people can adapt to and others just flip out over, lol! My wife loves her 30-06 and doesn’t think it recoils too much; she just follows through like you were talking about. Again, great video! PS - I noticed your M70 was wearing a Trijicon instead of a Leupold, is there a story behind the change?

Great video for those looking to improve their shooting technique and manage heavy recoiling rifles

Great video DD, particularly the variations of grip due to stock design. I freely admit that my .416 REM Mag is not fun when shooting from the bench. Half a dozen shots are enough. 🇬🇧

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😂

This was crazy informative ! I thought I knew how to shoot …. I do not 😂😂

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

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.

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.

You certainly have a rifle for any and all occasions and demonstrations! Excellent advice in this video. Have a great weekend Desert Dog!

I think the biggest single factor in felt recoil is stock design, it is pure luck when a 577NE rifle fits you off the shelf, and a 8Lb falling block single shot rifle can give a lot of felt recoil, I find the biggest problem when shooting on the range is that there is so much muzzle rise that it is sometimes difficult to avoid hitting the overhead woodwork, the recoil will certainly lift your front foot off the ground, I also shoot a .475 x 3 1/2" Nitro Express ,also in a 8 Lb single shot, and that kicks even harder, the easy way to shoot from a rest is to make a horseshoe shaped rest which you can rest on while shooting off hand, this gives excellent support but allows your arms to rise, this is how we regulate double rifles at Holland & Holland. Enjoy! Chris B.

Great video, info is spot on imo! Thankful I was taught these fundamentals of recoil control by my dad while I was young.

Great stuff! My Win-70 .375 H&H definitely kicks more than any other rifle in my gunsafe, but it's not all that bad. I can see where employing all your tips can make it even better. I have found that wearing my Vanson E leather motorcycle jacket spreads the recoil out over my entire upper body. Can't imagine you wearing one of those out in the field while tracking down one of those old dagga boys, however!

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.

Great video. I bought a new, very light, rifle that kicks like a mule. The video was very timely.