Win. 70 Featherweight recoil mitigation

[choprzrul]

What are you planning on hunting & in what kind of terrain?

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[AcmeFusionCompany]

He's moving to Oregon and quit taking customers.

Dang. Well, never mind.
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[200Apples]

Anyways, I am looking into muzzle breaks.

You'll find them easier if you use the correct spelling for the term: brake.

[Garandimal]

Muzzle Brakes absolutely suck for field use.




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[ar15barrels]

Muzzle Brakes absolutely suck for field use.

The primary concern in field use is weight.
Muzzle brakes only add a couple ounces.

[therealnickb]

He's bench shooting gentlemen.

OP, my vote has been suggested by a couple other folks already. Don't molest a nice rifle. Sell it or trade it & get what you want.

[Brd_Hntr]

Try one of the Past recoil shields to ease felt recoil.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/699899/past-super-mag-plus-recoil-pad-shield-ambidextrous

This is a hunting rifle, so you are not going to be shooting high round count range sessions. You zero the rifle and fire a few practice rounds a year. take that rifle hunting. These rifles are light weight to make them comfortable to carry in the field. If you need rifle practice get a rifle more suited to high volume shooting. Think lower recoil and a thicker barrel.

[OCShooter100]

Use lighter loads.

A .300 mag in a light gun is going to hurt. The rub is it won't kill big game any deader than a .308 Win

[Horrendo Revolver]

http://www.evoshield.com/shop/on-field-gear/protective-gear/chest-back-ribs-shoulder-torso-protection/evoshield-shootershield-men-s-olive-black

[target_shot]

Whoops, I shoulda logged into calguns earlier....

JP recoil eliminators are unrivaled at mitigating felt recoil. But good hearing protection is a must even whilst hunting.

Hot damn........that's wicked. Fugly, at least to me, but the technology is very impressive.

There are gun shops all over the place in the east/south bay area. Start asking if they know any smiths, then see if you can look them up to make sure you won't get chazzed. There are definitely gunsmiths in the bay area.

Funny......a close friend of mine actually went to CC Gunsmithing. The work was subpar, but it was accomplished. Good thing I saw that thread....I was about to take some work to chaz.

I have asked around, but apparently not as much as necessary. The only one anyone knew of or would recomend was Don, but he moved

I'd recommend Don Lazzarini Gunsmithing in Santa Clara. Good guy, good work. Very busy so the wait times might be a bit longer than you'd like.
Or you might want to look at a Tikka Sporter and sell the one you have. Ten pounds without scope, heavy barrel (20" is threaded, 24" generall is not), very smooth action, very accurate and not a bad price for its goodness.
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He moved

What a shame.....such a good guy.

You'll find them easier if you use the correct spelling for the term: brake.

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Thank you all for your suggestions.

[kendog4570]

I can do it for you if you care to ship it. I am a factory authorized installer for KDF Slimline brakes. VERY effective brake for hunting rifles. They only ad 1-3/4" to your overall length, and a few ounces, blue or stainless same price.

[duckman1]

Sell the .300 WSM, and replace it w/ the original non-belted magnum...

...the .270 WIN.

1/3 less recoil (18.6 lb-ft V. 27.8 lb-ft), shoots just as flat, kills just as dead.

GR.

I shoot a Remington 700 .300WSM that is braked, the recoil is reduced to more of a push than a sharp kick. That being said I also have a couple of 700's in .270 Win. ballistics are very similar and the recoil is less.

[Garandimal]

The primary concern in field use is weight.
Muzzle brakes only add a couple ounces.

The bigger concern is muzzle blast.

W/ a .270 WIN (et.al.), Sonic Valve II, or one of the M&P open channel plugs, work fine.

Hunting w/ Mickey Mouse muffs or closed plugs suck.




GR

[ar15barrels]

The bigger concern is muzzle blast.

W/ a .270 WIN (et.al.), Sonic Valve II, or one of the M&P open channel plugs, work fine.

Hunting w/ Mickey Mouse muffs or closed plugs suck.

This is not an issue on the bench where the OP intends to use his rifle.

[stevec223]

Their is a guy in San Leandro thats been putting on brakes for many years out of his shop at home... Does good work also.. I don't know his contact info though,,, you might find it (or ask thread) in the Bay Area section of calguns... Cheers...