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The morning after the beating

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The morning after the beating

Post by bandit1250 » Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:45 am

I am glad deer season does not start today. I would have to hunt with my Sheridan pump up 5MM pellet rifle after the beating the Marlin 444 gave me yesterday. Maybe I am just getting old and weak but I feel almost like I did when a car hit me on my motor cycle. :shock: My shoulder I can hardly touch it and my neck feels like a case of whiplash. Maybe it is because I never sat down and shot 30 rounds at on sitting with that beast. It may be up for sale soon after deer season. I hardly hunt deer any way. I won't be using it Saturday if I go out at all that day. The scoped one second from bottom is the one that won the battle yesterday.
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Re: The morning after the beating

Post by JEBar » Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:05 am

bandit1250 wrote:
Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:45 am
Maybe I am just getting old and weak
first, nice looking trio .... blood thinners and arthritis are playing havoc with my ability to take a pounding from a hard kicking firearm of any type .... if/when I ever do go big game hunting again, I'll probably have our oldest son sight in whatever I hunt with .... ;)
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Re: The morning after the beating

Post by Hatchdog » Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:55 pm

That sure is a pretty butt-stock on the Marlin with the scope.
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Re: The morning after the beating

Post by North Country Gal » Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:45 pm

Bandit, were you shooting from the bench or from a standing position with the 444? When I was shooting mine from the bench, I used a "sissy bag", a small sandbag placed between the butt and my shoulder. That was the only way I could shoot that beast from the bench. Now, shooting from a standing position was much more doable and no need for the sissy bag.
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Re: The morning after the beating

Post by fortyshooter » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:21 pm

Well you could drop down one notch to the "tame" .45-70!
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Re: The morning after the beating

Post by BigAl52 » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:30 pm

Trade it for a 38-55 Bandit.
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Re: The morning after the beating

Post by Danwin22 » Fri Dec 11, 2020 6:43 pm

I don't hunt any more so I have switched over to .22 LR to avoid punishment.
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Re: The morning after the beating

Post by Vaquero » Sat Dec 12, 2020 3:19 pm

Dang, 30 rds., that is a lot of bangs.
I probably wouldn't be able to raise my arm at all.
If I were going to shoot that many I would drag out the lead sled for part of that.
And as Hatchdog mentioned that is one beautiful stock.

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Re: The morning after the beating

Post by Grunt67 » Tue Dec 22, 2020 12:59 am

Some very nice looking rifles, Bandit. My 45/70 did me pretty much the same way. Left a nice yellow bruise on my shoulder for several days.
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