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Hi all, I've currently got a 375 H&H (10.25 lbs with scope) and plan to rebarrel it to a 470 Capstick (it will be about 12 lbs with scope). I'm 58 years old, is there anything for me to be concerned about with respect to retina detachment from the increased recoil? My 375 feels almost like a 300 Win Mag, very light recoil right now. I probably will only load the 470 Capstick to 470 NE velocities (500g at 2150 fps). I've never had any issues with my eyes. Thanks much, Chuck Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness" | ||
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A 12 lb Capstick @ 2150, will be a popgun, recoil wise. As for retina detachment, I talked to an eye surgen about that. His answer, bad DNA, not recoil, is the most likely factor. Keith IGNORE YOUR RIGHTS AND THEY'LL GO AWAY!!! ------------------------------------ We Band of Bubbas & STC Hunting Club, The Whomper Club | |||
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HK is correct, the risk factors are previous eye injury, previous eye surgery and extreme nearsightedness. Here is a pretty good resource for eye info: National Eye Institute NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Thanks guys, I really do want that 470 Capstick ...  Chuck Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness" | |||
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I have a repaired retinal tear. I ask the doctor who diagnosed the tear and repaired it with a laser if it was due to my shooting my big bore rifles. Even after a yearly check up last week his answer to my question was, "No, it's not the rifles or the recoil. It is most likely, too many birthdays!" I'll be 62 in December. Still shooting my 450/400 3 inch, 404 Jeffery and my little kicker the 9.3X74R Chapuis! Now if I could just get rid of this little feathery wiper in my left eye. . . . . Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Chuck, I’m 55, have some eye problems and have asked my eye doctor the same thing. His opinion has been that it shouldn’t be a problem. And I shoot my current 9 lbs. 3 oz. Dakota M76 Safari in .375 H&H a good bit, and in the past have hunted elk repeatedly with a 9 lbs 10 oz. Winchester M70 African in .458 Winchester Magnum. Hey, are you a member of SCI in Colorado Springs? Bill Also in Colorado Springs | |||
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if *I* can still see, and i rob, neal, dave, and I can still see and shoot.. well, perhaps, its not that common an occurance jeffe opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Thanks all, I'm not a worry wort, but you can't shoot what you can't see. My concerns are alleviated. And a 12lb 470 Capstick should still be a bit of a pussycat with regards to recoil. Thanks again, Chuck Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness" | |||
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A good friend of mine has a detached retina that has been blamed on a lifetime of shooting hard kicking rifles.It happened when he was in his 50's,shooting a 338. "It's frustrating that we have callers to C-SPAN that know more about what's going on than Larry King, and more about economics than Obama and McCain combined."-Rush Limbaugh | |||
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I'm 68 and have a "floater" in my shooting eye but regularly shoot a .416 Rigby, .404 Jeffrey and a .458 WinMag. No problems with the eyes, yet. "I ask, sir, what is the Militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them" - George Mason, co-author of the Second Amendment during the Virginia convention to ratify the Constitution | |||
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