Posted on 06/20/2009 6:51:27 AM PDT by epow
Compared to a mil-spec SMLE, the "sporter" really hammers you with sharp, hard recoil. The first time I fired it was from a bench that was too high for me, and after the third round, I was, literally, nauseated. That's the only weapon that has ever shocked me like that...
I'm in the process of eliminating the steel buttplate, shortening the buttstock and adding a recoil pad -- but for extensive shooting, I'll probably still want a "Sorbothane" pad in my shooting jacket...
The SMLE Jungle Carbine will remain a collector's piece. The combination of fierce recoil and muzzle blast takes all the fun out of shooting it...
By contrast, "#2 Son" demonstrates the light recoil of the .223 AR-15 by shooting it with the buttplate on his chin, instead of his shoulder. (But I'd like to watch him do that with my S-I-L's M4 in 6.5 Grendel!) ;-)
BTTT!
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