Woodsrunner Recoil?

[Smokey Plainsman]

For those with a .54 caliber Woodsrunner, how is the felt recoil? Does it kick hard? I know its lightweight for a big bore.

Thanks!

 

[RMH]

Felt recoil is very subjective. I have a Woodsrunner and with 90gr. of Swiss 3f and a patched roundball the recoil is not bad at all. The rifle has a broad butt area that seems to handle recoil very well for me. My .308W deer rifle kicks more.

 

[French Colonial]

I have been shooting 70 grains, off the bench or offhand the recoil is slight.

 

[Phil Coffins]

Mine is very manageable, fact is I’ve been kissed harder!

 

[French Colonial]

Mine is very manageable, fact is I’ve been kissed harder!

 

[leakytire]

I agree, 65 gr is all I've done so far, and its about like my .223...

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

I shoot 80 grs of 3F and a PRB. I'm hear to tell you it barks LOUD, but it has not bite.

 

[Frontstuffer070]

Same, 80 grains of 3F here. The recoil is not bad at all. As was mentioned I think the big broad butt stock helps a ton in the recoil dept.

 

[Bucolic Buffalo]

What recoil? But then, I have only shot it standing so the recoil is a slight push and the barrel jump when shooting 80gr of 2F.

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

I like a little bucking from my deer rifles. Lets me know they care as much as I do

 

[mtfishn]

Same comments as others....I shoot 80 grains for longer shots and 60gr at 25-50. I have a broad (?) about 1 1/8" wide, but on the stock and no problems. Gun weighs a little over 9 lbs.

 

[Frontstuffer070]

I haven't tried it, but I bet the Woodsrunner and Colonial are easier to shoot with a stiff charge of powder. Next time out I may have to pour a bit more down the pipe and see. My spanish made guns with the curved butt plate and narrow butt stock will B@#$ slap you if you're on a bench with 90+ grains of powder.

 

[westrayer]

As a general rule, I find that shotgun style butt plates as lighter felt recoil. Same goes for drop in the stock. I gave up on T/C Renegades as the limited stock drop put my cheek bone tight against the comb and felt recoil was more pronounced. Currently shooting a T/C Hawken but looking for an older Deerstalker.

 

[Buff1958]

my hunting load is 120 grains of FF. It kicks way less than my 45/70

 

[Pete G]

my hunting load is 120 grains of FF. It kicks way less than my 45/70

With such a long snout we would call that a “Piney Woods Rooter”

 

[leakytire]

my hunting load is 120 grains of FF. It kicks way less than my 45/70

Do you eat them things? How do they taste?

 

[tunadawg]

No complaints about recoil with mine.

 

[wayne estes]

You’re 5’7”. The 54 will give you a pretty good kiss if you venture out beyond 70 grains of 3f. Enjoy the ride! I love the big bores.

 

[wiscoaster]

As a general observation and rule of thumb from conversations with fellow shooters, I've deduced that anyone that even asks about "felt recoil" is "recoil sensitive" and we should both proceed accordingly. My usual reaction upon someone asking or remarking about the recoil of one of the guns they see me shooting is an unexpressed "huh?!?" That's just me. Not that there's anything wrong with being recoil sensitive; it's just that if one asks about recoil they might not get an answer that's in any way informative to their own experience. In other words, don't make an aquisition decision based on someone else's estimation of "felt recoil". It's very subjective, and furthermore, if a firearm's recoil is uncomfortable, can be mitigated with thicker clothing or a shoulder pad.

 

[French Colonial]

As a general observation and rule of thumb from conversations with fellow shooters, I've deduced that anyone that even asks about "felt recoil" is "recoil sensitive" and we should both proceed accordingly. My usual reaction upon someone asking or remarking about the recoil of one of the guns they see me shooting is an unexpressed "huh?!?" That's just me. Not that there's anything wrong with being recoil sensitive; it's just that if one asks about recoil they might not get an answer that's in any way informative to their own experience. In other words, don't make an aquisition decision based on someone else's estimation of "felt recoil". It's very subjective, and furthermore, if a firearm's recoil is uncomfortable, can be mitigated with thicker clothing or a shoulder pad.

And it has a lot to do with how the particular firearm fits the individual, I have had 375 H&H mags that did not hurt me as bad as a 300 WSM that a friend owned, the gun slapped the bejesus out of me.