JUST BOUGHT A SAVAGE 110 7MM REM MAG...WHAT CAN I EXPECT SINCE MY WIFE SHOOTS IT ALSO?

It's a little more than a 30-06 or 308, but not too much. My wife shoots a lot so it's no biggie for her, but some don't. Might check out the reduced recoil rounds for starters or for the wife. I'd get a good recoil pad unless you got the brand new Savage's that just started coming with soft pads...they help.

With anyone, but especially new shooters (kids, females, etc (no offense))...make sure you brace well, use eye and ear protection, and if possible, use a vice as much as possible, or a lead sled.

I MENTIONED THE REDUCED RECOIL ROUND TO HER AND SHE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A "B*TCH" ROUND...I DON'T KNOW.

It all depends on whether you and her go out and are afraid of the gun from the word go, or try shooting it without worrying about the recoil.

It will recoil a good bit.

I would start out by buying the lowest grain weight bullet factory loads and trying it, before letting the wife try it.

If the recoil is too much for you, do not let her try it.

How much experience have you had shooting rifles of that size.

I am not meaning to be so critical, but the &mm Rem Mag is a great caliber, but it may be too much for your wife, and possibly even yourself.

Felt recoil off of a bench, unless you have a lead sled or one of the other commercial gun rests that is designed to dampen recoil, is more noticeable when shooting at paper than when shooting at hair.

I would also look into obtaining one of the strap on recoil pads, such as the PAST, or one of the other brands that are available.

Don't make the mistake of s caring your wife before she pulls the trigger the first time, many women shoot the &mm Rem Mag and even the larger magnums all the time, it just takes some getting used to. JMO.

she is going to hate you! Get a limbsaver recoil pad asap.

I shoot a browning a bolt with a composite stock and 175 grain ammo. I dont think it has much recoil at all. If you have a wood stock should be even less.

In my opinion if someone is worried about recoil before they ever squeeze the trigger they are going to flinch and feel more recoil.

My wife and i discussed the recoil issue and i had forgotten until she reminded me she shot a lot larger guns when she was in the air force,m203,.308,m16 and the list goes on.

Different manufacturers' rifles produce different felt recoil just as different people perceive recoil differently. In my case, I have a hunting buddy that has a Ruger 7mm mag. To me, it felt like it was going to knock the fillings out of my teeth the very few times I shot it. He's been dinged between the eyes by the scope several times.

Having said that, I am a self-professed recoil sissy. I don't like it. I shoot a Win Mod 70 270 Carbine that had a pretty good slap to it with Federal Premium 150gr ammo. I put a Knoxx CompStock on it to reduce the recoil. In the field I didn't notice the recoil but at the range, it was obvious. I justified the recoil-reducing stock (to myself) by figuring it would keep me from developing the dreaded "flinch".

i owned one for years - thumps pretty good. i let my bros-n-law use it one time and he came back to camp w/ a cut over his eye (scope hit him from the recoil). he did take his biggest buck to date w/ that shot.

It shouldnt be too bad, just keep the stock tight to the shoulder. When I bought my 300 weatherby it terified me to shoot it, the biggest gun I had shot before that was a 270. When I shot you could tell I was scared, but after the first one I knew what I had coming and now I think she purs like a kitten. Just take time at the range and it will be fine.

matt

Once, I took my 7mm to the range in a t-shirt...ONCE. Now, I practice like I hunt. I wear my heavier jacket like I do in the stand. Funny, though, I could be shirtless shooting at a deer and not feel anything. What was my point? Oh yeah, just have a little extra padding when sighting in.

While i was at work she went to pig supply and got a pad that she can wear or me if we need too.Real nice leather thingy bob for recoil...not bad.

I modified an old dove vest for the shooting range. I bought a 1/8" thick x 12" square of sorbothane (sp) off eBay. It's the stuff that Kick Eez recoil pads are made of. I cut the liner on the dove vest and inserted 3 layers of the material inside on the right shoulder and sewed it back up. It's a little too heavy to wear dove hunting but it's a blessing at the range.

I have never noticed mine when hunting. At the range it can be felt after a bunch of rounds, but I've never worried about it.

I am shooting a Sako 7mag with a muzzle break and it is not bad at all. It is about the same as a 270.