A new low recoil deer rifle

[nhenry]

This will shock some members. I shot a whitetail buck with my .222 Remington once. mtmuley

Not shocked, but I am confused at who hacked mtmuley to say such a blasphemous thing

 

[BackofBeyond]

Not shocked, but I am confused at who hacked mtmuley to say such a blasphemous thing

And his future son in law shoots a 6.5 Needsmore.

 

[mtmuley]

And his future son in law shoots a 6.5 Needsmore.

He's been the SIL for a year or so. This weekend will be fun. I am bringing backup weapons for him. Haha. Pretty exited and not even gonna carry a rifle till he tags. The .222 shot? HT Man knows where I shot him. mtmuley

 

[nhenry]

He's been the SIL for a year or so. This weekend will be fun. I am bringing backup weapons for him. Haha. Pretty exited and not even gonna carry a rifle till he tags. The .222 shot? HT Man knows where I shot him. mtmuley

ha I finally understand the HTM joke this time

 

[Nick87]

Rem 700 Sendero in 22-250....doesn't even move the eye from the scope's sight pic....or 700 Varmint 22-250

Yup, If you want virtually no recoil this combined with a quality bullet would be my pick. You'd swear your shooting a pellet gun.

 

[nhenry]

And his future son in law shoots a 6.5 Needsmore.

 

[mtmuley]

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No. The SIL just needs to see what a real cartridge can do. mtmuley

 

[MTGamecock]

22-250 or maybe 243 would also work. If you know someone local that can let you shoot a couple and see what is too much recoil would be the best way to know what will work for you. Hope you get feeling better. was it an old stand?

I very much like the idea of shooting some of your buddies' guns to see what the recoils feel like. Everybody has a different definition of "low recoil." When I think of low-recoil deer rifles, the .243 and the 7mm-08 immediately come to mind, but neither are "no recoil."

 

[kiwi hunter]

If God had wanted you to climb trees he would of given you bearclaws
I say 17 hornet with 21 gr hammers

 

[HuntTalk Freak]

I’ve killed lots of deer with a 223/5.56 using 75-77gr ammo, I favor Mk262 ammo if you can find it. But all my biggest bucks have been shot with a 243 and 100gr sierra game king. Really anything between a 223-308 will work if your conscience about the distance and your abilities.

If I were you I would find a combo of lite weight and lite recoil and go from there.
Hope you have a speedy recovery!

 

[chevyman181]

6.8 spc is a good low recoil cartridge.

 

[BackofBeyond]

Do you reload? Any chance of loading up a popper load for your .308?

 

[FLS]

.223, 6.8 SPC, 6.5 Grendel all are medium game capable with minimal recoil.
If you you reload you can load up one of your 308s with 125 gr Nosler BT or Sierra Pro Hunter over reduced load of H4895 or H4198.

 

[SC Living Outdoors]

I would think if you just put a muzzle brake on a .308 it would be incredibly manageable especially if you grabbed some low recoil rounds. You could probably get it done for a couple hundred bucks. I realize you might not like muzzle brakes or you might just want to get a new rifle (which I completely understand!!!). I have a brake on my 300 and it isn't a heavy kicker at all.

Just my .02.

 

[steveshuntn1]

223 will work just fine. My big concern would be the physical stress required to recover the deer after the shot. Ortho injuries don't always heal as fast as we would like. I had 3 disc fused when I was in my early 30's and it took about 5 months before I was willing to put a pack on or lift heavy. Best of luck with your recovery.

Yes sir I’ve got a group of folks who have told me put a hole in one and they’d do the work. Plus my daughter who was going to do the elk hunt with me said she wants to learn to clean a deer where it falls and pack it out. She’s disappointed, but says just gives her more training time for 2023.

 

[VikingsGuy]

.223 with a good bullet or .243 with a stock that is a bit on the heavy side.

 

[deer_shooter]

I was thinking a 6.5 Grendel with either a break or suppressor would be the ticket. Of course same idea with 243, 6mm or 6.5 Creed would be good too.

 

[D4570]

No need for a brake with the Grendel.
MY Granddaughter is like 4'6" and Maybe 90 pounds with her hunting stuff on. It shoots dead on out to 150 yards and SLAMS the deer.
We shoot a 123 gr sts.

 

[Rhcuam]

6 creedmoor/.243 would work. I have mine suppressed and they are a dream dream to shoot.
If legal where you’re at. I wouldn’t over look a .223.

 

[homers]

30-30, 6.5CM, 243 or 7mm-08 with reduced loads