from .223 to .308?

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ive recently sold my cooper .223 and picked up an XCR in .308 im feeling weary of shooting it though. im guessing that the big increase in recoil is goin to make me develop a flinch. any advise? loads?
 
The .308 will recoil more of course, but it is an easy caliber to shoot. You will see when you take it to the range. That rifle also has a bit of weight to it. Have fun with it, you made a good choice.:D

Fed 210M primer
42grs of IMR4064
Sierra 168gr MK seated .010 into rifling

or
41.5grs of H4895
43.5 Varget
 
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150gr Sierra Matchking 36.6gr Hodgdon Benchmark 2.815" OAL Winchester Brass.

Practice. Then try the hotter loads after adapting to the .308.

Get a scope with 3.5-4" eye relief. If using a high power say 6x24 power scope. Try the lower power settings first then use higher powers.

Follow through after firing. The 308 torques and recoils hold the gun fore and aft firmly. Mild touch to shoulder. Adjust trigger to lightest pull.

Make sure you have a good front rest and rear bag.
 
man up,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, shoot my 300WM or 338WM a few times, then you'll think that 308 is your old 223,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the wind is my friend,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

DD
 
ill have to look into what eye relief my zeiss has. i shoot pretty much free recoil. and my old 223 was 10 pounds and it would jump good when i shot it. its gonna be a change actually having to hold on to the gun firmly
 
What are you using the rifle for? I've found that hangling a bit of lead somewhere where the setup can take it will tame recoil somewhat, though you might have a bit if a challenge with an XCR.
 
ill be using it probably 90% for 4-500yd target shooting. and maybe very little deer hunting. in the southern half of Minnesota its very illlegal to hunt deer with a rifle. but up above the twin cities its pretty much all they use
 
Not for Long

in the southern half of Minnesota its very illlegal to hunt deer with a rifle. but up above the twin cities its pretty much all they use[/QUOTE]

Within the next couple years the whole state will be Rifle according to several DNR sources:D:D:D
 
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i dont think rifle should be legal in the southern half of MN. not to say i wouldnt use mine but ive never had ANY problem getting deer with-in 25 yards EVER its farm country. but again id still use mine :p
 
the trigger is pretty good feels liek its around 1 lb, but its gotta little creep to it. ill have to see if i can adjust the sear engagement a little.
 
is the article in the current copy or a past one? i cannot find it on their website
 
Heres the pics as promised. i managed to drill out the busted screw and not only did i drill and tap the 4 holes out to 8-40 i added two more for a total of 6 8-40 screws holding the weaver one piece base on. a little overkill i know but hey i had both the barreled action and the base in the bridgeport all indicated in so i figued why not. i did it in a hell of a hurry so the hole alignment and centering is +/- .002. not dednutz but good enough. im just gald i didnt snap that tiny 8-40 tap of in the action.

oh yeah the gun info:

Remington 700 compact tactical .308
Zeiss conquest 6.5-20X50 mil-dot
Bell&Carlson stock full aluminum bedding block
Weaver one piece aluminum base
40X externally adjustable trigger
Warne maxima steel rings
Harris bi-pod
 

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My bench rifle up until now has been a 45/70. Now that is recoil. I filled my hollow stock cavity on the 308 with lead shot, rifle weighs about 11 pounds, and I find the recoil to be a mere tap on the shoulder. Handling recoil is just a matter of conditioning yourself, and controlling the desire to flinch. The best thing to help recoil, for me, is a good trigger. A light crisp trigger takes much of the anticipation-and-dread factor out of it. You don't spend a lot of time wondering when the rifle is going to fire. Hope this helps. - Ted
 
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I think you need a .223 and .308 both in the very same rifle, stock, barrel weight, trigger etc.

I don't see why this combo would not meet all your needs target, varmint to big game.
 
BTW, I just looked at your rifle photos. Very nice. I like what you have done with it. Very nice. I was looking at a bipod today, Rock Rest brand. It seemed to be cheaply made, and imported. I'll order a Harris from Midway.
 
yeah, harris is prettymuch the only way to go. that one ive had for darn near 10 years. its been on 6 guns. functioned flawlessly on every one, and its still as solid as the day i bought it
 
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