.577 T-Rex rifle video

[eljefe]

Ok, now i can understand the obviously heavy rifle...did some one sneak in a T rex?

[Mack The Knife]

That's the one, Asif. Ridiculous amount of recoil compared to even the big bangers.

[z375]

would like to classify the Recoil in 2 categories

a) JERK - rifles like the 375 H&H, 30 Super, 505 Gibbs, 458 & many American calibers have a sudden strong jerk (like being hit by a huge hammer) which is quite unpleasant at time. This strong jolt has caused neck & shoulder injuries on many shooters. If you are a green horn and weight about 60 Kgs I am sure any of the above rifles would fly off your hand or you could fall.

Compared to what else is available readily here, the .375 H&H is a very intimidating looking cartridge, but deceptively mild in the recoil department given the rifle is of appropriate weight, and this applies to any rifle, for that matter a 6.5 - 7lb .30-06 will slap you silly! some folks I know have reported loose teeth, temporary memory loss and double-vision after laying the hammer down on a .375 H&H, but it sounds like a load of bull to me. The .505 Gibbs was apparently responsible for many a broken collar-bone and dislocated shoulder, then again the unsuspecting victims could well be green behind the ears and never before handled and shot a serious big-game rifle before, much like the video.

B) PUSH – Rifles 600NE 500NE 470 450/400 are very gentle rifles & are easy on the shoulder. They have a very strong push..

weight and balance again here come into play...

A little about my stance when firing the calibers;-
I weigh about a 100 kgs.; – so I got a + factor here!!
I shoot right handed so;
Left foot forward about 20”
Lean forward moving all body weight on the left foot toes.
Hold the rifle tightly against you leaning your right shoulder a wee bit ahead. & stiffen every muscle in your body.
Do not flinch – press the trigger when the sights align,
With such posture you would automatically absorb the recoil in the following 3 stages as described below.
a) The recoil would push your leaning shoulder backwards.
b) From leaning position you are automatically pushed back to straight position.
c) At this point you are to move the body weight from the front foot to the back foot which is at an angle.
d) All this takes about .25 of a second & it’s over.
The rifle will push you back from leaning position to straight position; this is when you have to move your body weight to the right foot which is at an angle.
& you are done.

This is correct form, Shamsher but stiffening up completely is a sure way to get hurt, instead you can try shifting a tad of your body weight on your leading foot keeping the bulk of the weight on the rear foot, with a stance like this you will find yourself leaning without much effort, holding the forearm of the rifle like you would a couple of eggs, the tighter the grip here, the more your sights/scope will bounce all over the place, the grip on the pistol-grip should be firm,try and if possible exert a slight downward pull on the pistol-grip, holding it tight like into your shoulder like someone's trying the snatch the gun away from you is not going to keep things stable. Concentrate on getting a good sight picture and try to follow through and call the shot, the squeeze should be taken care of subconsciously, remember, at the moment of truth there's a lot of stress built up and you brain is telling you to yank that trigger because its the only way to relieve that stress, a sure way to develop a flinch. When this happens, STOP, safely lower the gun, unload, take a couple of deep breaths and start over again....it works for me, and I hope it does for everyone else too. lastly, with a big rifle, try to roll with the punch instead of putting up against the recoil like a brick wall, also wear good hearing protection, doing so amplifies your concentration by leaps and bounds..

just my 0.02 cents

cheers!

[MoA]

I wouldnt want to shoot that.
I am not fond of recoil, or huge bore rifles. One of the reasons why I did not go down the .338 LPM route for long distance was recoil, I do not enjoy getting battered.