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CTS · January 27, 2012, 11:12 PM

Call me a wimp I guess. At 52, I like my .243 pretty well. I can handle a heavy recoiling rifle for hunting but danged if I can stand to sight it in shooting it at paper. I got rid of a Ruger M77 RL in .270 that weighed just over 6lbs cause it was just so unpleasant to shoot.

January 27, 2012, 11:12 PM	#20
CTS Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2011 Location: NE Georgia Posts: 1,070	Call me a wimp I guess. At 52, I like my .243 pretty well. I can handle a heavy recoiling rifle for hunting but danged if I can stand to sight it in shooting it at paper. I got rid of a Ruger M77 RL in .270 that weighed just over 6lbs cause it was just so unpleasant to shoot.