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Offline Sourdough

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Tried out my new RB .454
« on: October 21, 2004, 10:09:57 AM »
Tried out the new RB .454 this morning at the range.  First shot some hot loads that I loaded for my Contender in .45LC.  Shot well, recoil less than my TC.  Then went to Winchester 260gr Factory .454 loads.  Less recoil than my TC .35 Remington.  About comparable to my 30-30 contender loads in the recoil dept.  But one thing I did notice, my hands stung afterwards for a few minutes.  The best way to describe it is, take a fence post and slam it into the side of a barn.  The same type shock wave was transmitted to my hands after firing the .454 loads.  Recoil was not that much different than the .45LC.  Think I'll take it with me for Moose Next week.  At .50 yards I was hitting a one liter soda bottle.  That's close enough for a Moose at that range.  Rog
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« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2004, 07:45:45 PM »
Good luck on the moose hunt.. :D
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Tried out my new RB .454
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2004, 06:30:26 PM »
ive been looking into one and i didnt want anything that kicked to hard i was wondering if it was like a 14 inch 35 rem contender
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Tried out my new RB .454
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2004, 09:51:58 PM »
To me the Raging Bull in .454 seems less recoil than my 12" contender in .35 Rem.  Shock to the hands, but no twist to the wrist.
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A 'Veteran' -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve -- is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to, and including his life.' That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country today who no longer understand that fact.
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