SHOW NOTES

Main Topic: Recoil. How and why to master it and shoot authoritative cartridges accurately.

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Q&A:

• Barrel break-in, average velocities, and custom turrets
• Gransfors Bruks Hunters Axe
• A very short (18-inch) suppressed .30-06

Main topic:

• Bad side-effects of recoil:
  • Flinching
    • FIX: Man up, practice, mental toughness, discipline, fundamental instruction, & dry-fire practice. Dummy rounds and taking control.
  • Fear (causing poor cartridge selection)
    • Examples: 6.5 & .243 for elk. .243 for mule deer.
    • FIX: Recoil is a small price to pay to send a bigger hammer downrange.
  • Fear (causing use of muzzle brakes)
    • Breaks good for: Spotting own impacts
    • Breaks bad for: Hearing, and all companion
  • Best FIX of all: Suppressors
  • Second-best FIX: Pick tough, controlled-expansion bullets that punch above their weight/diameter/energy class.
• Wrap: Final thought.

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