Many years ago I had a mercury recoil reducer installed in a 300 Weath Mag. Recoil was reduced from needing a visit to the dentist after each session at the bench to something like a 30-06 or similar.

How do these work in really hard kicker big bores?

Who makes and sells them?

Can these be self-made by a competent gunsmith? Please give dimensions and details if available.

Thanks for any info.

Andrew McLaren.

Get a Brownell's catalog or go on their website www.brownells.com. They offer several different varieties of inertia tubes by different manufacturers, different dimensions, etc. I've used them on two rifles, they seem to work some. I think it's mainly the extra weight that helps the most, probably brass or lead in the butt would do about the same.

The ones in my .470 Capstick are made by Dead Mule.

George

I installed a C&H Research mercury reducer on a .458WM. I purchased it from Brownells. $47.50. I bought the 4" x .875" 11oz model. My gunsmith then glassed it in the Bell & Carlson Medalist stock while finishing the construction of the rifle.

I am sure it helped reduce recoil, but I don't know how much as I did not shoot it prior to installation. The weight of the reducer, if anything, helped as it is a fairly light rifle to begin with. It also helped balance, offsetting the lighter stock and the heavier barrel.

RCG

You might also consider building a second stock for your big boomer, and just swap them from heavy to light depending on your needs that day. See my post above in response to the 375 RUM post.

I recommend a significant increase in total rifle weight for the 375 RUM when the heavy stock is applied. The more weight you add to the forend vs the butt, the more the perceived recoil is reduced as muzzle rise is reduced.

Although it is rarely discussed these days, a heavy rifle is no problem once you learn how to use a good sling for carry. The notion of walking miles with a rifle held in your hands has baffled me for many years. A heavy rifle is far less sensitive to your hold in the field, and minimizes shifts in POI due to the way you must hold to get of a particular shot, anyway.

100 straight products makes one they call "Dead Mule Recoil Red" for $50, I have never used one so I can not give yoi any feedback.
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