Originally Posted by
Hickok
My recoil story started as I got older.
In my younger years there wasn't anything that I wouldn't shoot, the bigger the better! Now approaching 69 years, I have realized I don't need a .44 Magnum with a 4" barrel loaded up to 1400 fps with a 250 gr bullet to shoot a deer or a blackbear. A nice load cruising any where from 900 to about 1100 fps, with the same boolit will the job.
Also found I can take deer out to 300-400 yards with a good .308 Win. just as well as with a .300 magnum.
I always have to learn thing the hard way......but it finally sinks in!:Bright idea: