Please recommend a specific brand/model recoil reducer (as in a mercury tube or tungsten bead type)for a Ruger RSM in 416 Rigby.

DeadMule. I have two in my 10.75lb. .470 Capstick.

George

C & H mercury recoil reducer from MPC Sports.

reload - down to 2000FPS and train up

I like what Jeffe said. When I started, I thought a .375 kicked. Shot it a lot, got a .416, a .470, a .458 Lott. Pretty soon you realize it's relative and you can shoot a whole lot bigger rifle than you used to. The .375 is a pop gun. so is the .416. The .470 is a nice shove. I'm still dealing with the .458 Lott off the bench, but on sticks its a pussycat.

You dont need a reccoil reducer for a .416 Rigby. They barely lick more than a .375 H&H. Period! Learn to shoot the gun properly. Find someoner who knows how to shoot big bores and listen and learn.-Rob

Shooting is suspossed to be fun. The more you shoot, the better shooter you will be. If your rifle kicks you and it hurts when you shoot it, you're not going to shoot it. There are products or tools available that will reduce the felt recoil of a gun.

In-stock mechanical or mercury recoil reducers are one method that helps reduce felt recoil. Many competition shotgun shooters have them in their shotguns. Forget the macho crap of being able to stand up to recoil. If recoil bothers you, reduce it!

Dead Mule, C&H, Edwards, BreaKO all work. Brownells carries all of them for $50-$70. They come in different diameters, lengths, and weights. Bigger will usually reduce more recoil, but size or weight limitations may limit which one you would want in your gun.

They are not that hard to install. It basically involves removing the recoil pad, drilling a 7/8" hole 4 or 5" deep in the back of the stock, insert the reducer, replace the pad. I have them in 3 of my shotguns and 2 of my rifles, different brands, they all work.

The more you shoot a big bore without knowing the basics( Oh yes we were all born knowing exactly how to shoot werent we?) the WORSE your shooting will become! You can and will develop a flinch and you may never get rid of it. Dont use technology as a crutch! Yes when you get up to guns with greater than 150 ft-lb of recoil,mercury recoil reducers, muzzel brakes etc. make sense but trust me your way better off spending the time to REALLY learn to shoot than to falsely believe some gimmic is going to suddenly make you a great shot! I taught a 90lb woman to shoot a .416 Rigby and she never even noticed its recoil. Why, because she was shown how to shoot without hurting herself and she LISTENED! SAFARIKID shoots guns even I'm afraid of, but HE knows how to shoot them and he doesnt have a flinch! A .416 Rigby is NOT a hard rifle to tame and a good F990 pad is all you need. That and a scope with proper eye relief! If absolutely necessary, load the damn thing down if the recoil bothers you so much. A 410 gr bullet at 2100fps is still a damn fine killer! Cant tell you how many Butt heavy monstrosities have been created by folks who just wont learn. Just trying to help!-Rob

AHR have installed mercury tubes in a few of my big bores and they do work to reduce the recoil.

I don't know which ones they use, but you may want to ask them.

After reading some other threads on here you should get a 378Wby and shoot it and then everything else will be gravy

Hi RobGunBuilder, I don't disagree with you but I found CZ 550s in 375 H&H to be very muzzle heavy. I like a rifle to balance at around the front of the magazine, so the recoil reducer helped the balance and the rifle actually feels lighter and more lively in my hands. I know some folks like more weight towards the muzzle, I'm just not one of them. My 375 was a pussycat, but when she returns as a 500 Jeffery next month I may take you up on those shooting lessons!

Regards,

Chuck

Chuck,
you WANT a big bore to be a bit muzzle heavy -- not like 80/20, it controls the flip UP

Chopper said it right
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh6pZQX22CQ

Jeffe is absolutely right. You want a gun thats muzzel heavy not Butt heavy to control recoil and swing easily. Anytime you want some lessons, I'd be pleased to help.-Rob

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Anytime you want some lessons, I'd be pleased to help.-Rob

I'll be in LV in March...........

Rob I'll take you up on that once the jeffery arrives and I've buit up some loads.

Regads,

Chuck

Chuck375- Let me know when your ready! The Range is just 15 minutes away. I'll have you shooting that 500 Jeffery with Style and accuracy! Just remember though it takes 3000 reps to learn a new motor skill and 10,000 to unlearn a bad habit!-Rob

Original Silver's recoil pad!

I wear a recoil pad on my shoulder when I shoot the big stuff off of a bench and it really helps.

If you put a mercury in the stock of a big bore the perceived recoid may be even worse as the balance will be off and the barrel will come up easier.

Put a good recoil pad on it for starters, if you haven't already. The Rigby is a relatively light kicker, even when loaded up.

George:
What kind of loads are you using in your .470, and what kind of results are you getting?
How many down, what did you start with? Etc.

When I bought my 458 Lott it came with a Recoil
pad on it and I have never wanted anything else.
It has 74 ft lbs but doesn't hurt me.
I would think it is how the rifle fits you. My lott fits me very well.

Robgunbuilder, what part of the country are you in? I'm in Colorado Springs. I've got at least 3 weeks before the gun gets here and I've been waiting for the new RCBS Safari dies to hit Midway. $179 rather than $459 for a set of 3 dies sounds much better so it will be later on in the spring.

Regards,

Chuck

I have a RSM in 458 Lott that I shoot VERY HOT loads through. The best thing I found for recoil was to add a 1" Red decelerator pad to bring the LOP to 14". LOOKS GOOD TOO.
If not attach some TRuckNutz (Just Kidding)
Ben

I believe the best recoil reducer of all is a properly fitted stock.