I understand that stock design has a lot to do with the felt recoil on a rifle, but what kind of stocks are the best for reducing felt recoil? Should the stock on your big bore have a little drop or should it be straight or even with a slight negative drop?

I have no experience with big bore rifles. The largest round I have shot has been a .300 Mag in two different rifles. One with a Monte Carlo style Weatherby which kicked like a mule, and the other with a straighter combed Winchester which wasn't too bad.

I think the Biesen designed stock is pretty good design for recoil management.



Regards,

Terry

The straight stock with zero drop or negative drop at comb will give more straight back recoil and less muzzle rise. The controlability of this may be easier for some, and thus less perceived recoil.

Some are accustomed to going with the flow. I am not bothered much by recoil, having started shooting a 12 guage shotgun at 8 years of age (Thanks, Pop! You created a monster.)

I much prefer that sights line up properly, and prefer a little drop to that end. If the sights are high enough, a negative drop stock is fine. That means a scope mostly, and a compromise on open sight use.

Having a large recoilpad, wide, also tame the recoil a bit, as does a straight stock. Look at the coil-check stock of the A-Square rifles, ugly as sin, but sucks up recoil better than anything else.

I have an early model Rem in 300 WM, which I felt was the worst recoiling rifle I had ever shot, at least once a year I would get a "scope smack to the eye" when I would first shoot it. I then bought my 375 HH Browning which has a straight negative drop. I was scared to death to shoot it for the first time. When I did I could not believe the difference in felt recoil. How could this be, a rifle with at least 50 % more power at about the same weight be easier to shoot.
That made be buy a new Fagen stochk with similar dimensions, again the beast is tamed and now I can shoot that without the fears I had.
You bet stock design makes a difference as does weight of the gun

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Originally posted by T.Carr:
I think the Biesen designed stock is pretty good design for recoil management.



Regards,

Terry

Terry, i do like the design of them. Looks like enough heel drop to handle stout cartridges and the forearm is large enough to get a good grip. Great looking pair. Charlie

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Originally posted by Charles Mc Williams:

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Originally posted by T.Carr:
I think the Biesen designed stock is pretty good design for recoil management.



Regards,

Terry

Terry, i do like the design of them. Looks like enough heel drop to handle stout cartridges and the forearm is large enough to get a good grip. Great looking pair. Charlie

They will also shoot you a semi inletted stock for a reasonable price..

IMO the problem with the American Classic is that it sticks too much recoil straight back and its not condusive to iron sights. I prefer a lower comb that is set up for irons and then I can use a scope also, not so the reverse..also this English design will in general terms divide the recoil between up and back evenly and I like that...The stocks on the Holland and Hollands suit me perfectly...

However, keep in mind that I was raised on low comb 94s and 70s, with iron sights and when Bill Weaver gave us the 2.5x we just tied them on our old low comb rifles and never knew better, for which I am eternally grateful...I would hate to hung with this 3-point obsession about holding a rifle...

Hey Harris,

I have a .35 Whelen and a .405 Winchester. The Whelen is on a VZ-24 action and the 405 is on a P-14 action. Both have an Oberndorf style stocks. Neither have a discouraging recoil.

This is the .405




This is the .35 Whelen

Hey Harris,

Let me try this again...sorry.

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Originally posted by Smoker*:
Hey Harris,

Let me try this again...sorry.

Hi Harris,
I like the staighter inline stocks for recoil managment. I don't like the barrel heading up a lot and loosing sight of the target. If you can keep the butt area of the stock as large as possible and fit a good recoil pad (Pachmayer F990) it will help reduce the recoil velocity as well. Your overall gun weight is very important. If your rifle generates recoil in the 80-90 ft.lbs range, your rifle should weigh 10.5 to 11 lbs. Take a look at the video on my site of shooting the four water jugs. The rifle is a 470 Mbogo that generates 90 ft lbs of recoil that has a stock as described above.
Take good care,
Dave