@generalzip - since the weight of Suppressors on a large caliber rifles is 8oz or more, How could they Not reduce recoil? Hanging a 1/2 pound of “anything” off the end of your barrel has to reduce recoil somewhat. I would think that the Lighter your rifle is to start with the more dramatic the reduction should be ie: 1/2 lb. added to 7lb rifle vs added to 10lb rifle etc.. I’ve read many posts on AH touting the advantage of hunting with a Suppressor and using ‘hearing protection & recoil reduction’ as reasons.. I wear ear plugs or noise cancelling muffs whenever practice shooting AND also for high volume dove, duck, hunting…. For Big game hunting I will stick in ear plugs before shooting “if” there’s time. I can see a reason for a suppressor for night hunting or close to neighbors property to keep noise down slightly, makes some sense. If I want to tame recoil or barrel jump I’d prefer to add something nicer looking on the end of my barrel — a Potato maybe !
Sorry maybe I confused you. On my 458 the suppressor weighs around 14oz or so. It def reduces recoil but not a TON like it does on my 375 ruger. My guess for this is because the 458 is a larger bore. This means 2 things. First, larger bores are larger to suppress as more gas escapes for the suppressor than on a smaller bore. The larger bore also has less internal volume. Secondly, a larger bore all things else equal will have a lower muzzle pressure. Muzzle brakes and suppressors become more effective at recoil reduction when muzzle pressure is high. Especially muzzle brakes. Suppressors there’s more nuances with design of baffles etc.
@generalzip - you certainly have put in the thought, planning, and know the details far better then I do. Sounds like you have a very effective rifle that is well set up for the type of hunting you enjoy - your knowledge and attention to detail is impressive.
It’s easy to go down the rabbit hole haha. That said anyone looking to reduce recoil, cutting the barrel shorter and adding a suppressor would be my first thought. If you’re unable to for legal reasons or simply cannot stand the look, a muzzle brake is the next logical thought but just understand you MUST wear hearing protection even when hunting or you will do permanent hearing damage.
Glad to hear you’re ok. I’d def recommend adding a suppressor and choooing the barrel shorter. The 375 ruger with a suppressor and 300 grain is not bad to shoot at all and the ballistics will take down an elephants even with a 20” or slightly shorter barrel. Do what you need to in order to do what you love. Shit placement has always and will always trump caliber and if you’re confident in your rifle that’s matters more than anything
Wait, has TAMU started scoring touchdowns now??
I have a similar mindset but I use 223 or 6.5 creedmoor so I can shoot further and focus on all the above you mentioned. Still cheap comparatively. After around 100 rounds from a big bore I know it’s zeroed and reliable and I put it away except for hunting and a yearly rezero with a few rounds.
I'm with you on every point ... almost.
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Ordered it. Thanks ! I shoot enough to make it worthwhile, and I ain't getting any younger. I was on the fence with shoulder pads because the recoil wasn't bothering my shoulder. However if I can soften the blow to the shoulder it should slow and lessen the energy to the skull.Here is the thickest one I could find. They also make a field version, presumably to be worn while hunting and is thinner. Perhaps you could wear it between a tshirt and your hunting shirt while on safari.
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90% of his club undoubtedly do not have diabetes, severely near sighted, and/or thin retinas. Those conditions will predispose to spontaneous retina detachments. Surely your eye surgeon told you that. It doesn't take much environmental push to cause non-spontaneous detachments in those individuals. Ask him that and he will concur. Diabetes and near sightedness are easily diagnosed preemptorarily. Thin retinas are pretty much impossible to diagnose without cutting into the schlera ... post mortem or during surgery. Ask your eye surgeon and he will confirm. For the general population without those medical conditions I would agree that it might be improbable for heavy recoiling rifles to induce "spontaneous" detachments. But those who have the conditions are at increased risk of having "spontaneous" detachments induced by traumatic environmental factors like being hit in the head, falling off a horse, car wreck, etc. Those factors can also induce detachments in low risk factor general population. Rare but it happens (e.g. boxers, football players, bull riders, etc.) This is well known and documented. The problem for predicting who are vulnerable to retina detachments is the small percentage of us with thin retinas. Our predisposing condition remains hidden until too late. Most of their lives these folks may appear to be be as low risk as the rest of the general population who have no predisposition conditions. But then those with thin retinas hit the end of middle age and start their golden years. That's when the vitreous fluid inside the eyeball begins to thicken and shrink due to aging process. This causes the fluid to stick to the more fragile thin retina as it shrinks and then tears can occur. Fluid gets through the tear and lifts the retina away = spontaneous detachment. If the sticky fluid is grabbing at the retina, it may not take much of an external jolt to cause a tear. Or even no jolt at all ( = purely spontaneous).
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