.222 Rem compared to .223 Rem?

[Bowhuntamistad]

Have anything in mind?

I'm going to look into weighing down the rifle .

[Todd-ty729]

Have anything in mind?

I'm going to look into weighing down the rifle .

Mercury tube in the stock.

I have never really thought about trying to reduce recoil in a .223 before.

I really like that you are trying to get her into deer hunting but if she can't handle a .223 recoil.....

You may look into a muzzle brake and reduced recoil rounds in a .243. I am not so sure if that would even be less recoil than a .223 though.

[ballisticbudda]

They also make the slip on recoil pads that the shooter wears on their shooting shoulder. Just another option.

[Old Goat1]

I am a avid fan of the old 222, but given the fact that things have change since I was younger, I would go with the 223. Any cartridge that was adopted by the arm services is going to be around for a while. So are componets. Both can be tack drivers but as with anything, handloading is the key. Still, wouldn't trade the old tripple duce in for the 223. I also found that my 222 doesn't like a stoked to the hilt load. That's the beauty of tailoring loads.

Hope this helps.

[Bowfishtexas]

My 12 year old daughter shoots a 223 and kills her deer with one shot. Plus it's a cheaper gun to shoot.

[Shane]

Is she using proper form in shouldering/mounting the rifle? Is she keeping her cheek down on the stock? Is the stock too long for her, or does it fit well?

I wouldn't think recoil would be much of an issue for anyone in a semi-automatic .223 if they are holding the gun right and it fits them reasonably well.

[Cull]

I grew up hunting deer with a .222 and my daughter hunted with the same gun until this past season when she moved up to a 308. We have had great luck with the round. Very mild recoil and very accurate. The 50 grain soft point has worked very well on hill country deer.

[Rudyl]

.223 in a bolt action rifle will have little or no kick. Just add a little weight to the rifle (bull barrel) and kick will be nonexistant. .223 ammo is very easy to find.

[JBS]

A semi auto will have less preserved recoil than a bolt gun. The functioning of the operating system runs out the free recoil over a longer time frame. Look into a semi and she may be able to go as high as a 6.5

[Shane]

Isn't the Sig 556 a semi (AR-15 type gun)? I just wonder if the noise is more the issue instead of actual felt recoil.

[Bowhuntamistad]

I went ahead with a .223 Model 799


Took it out after purchase today and shot ten rounds out of it, one handed with a limp arm and even that wasn't enough to rock my arm!

If she has a problem with that recoil, I give up....or maybe find a new one JK!!!!



Pics to come soon

[johnsonzl]

Well lets see it, post some pics.

[xman59]

dont overlook muzzle blast, women are more sensitive to it than men almost always... use very good hearing protection especially when shes practicing,

the earlier suggestion about a mercury tube in the stock is a very good one,, did a few and shot some several years ago when i worked at a gun shop, basically the mercury tube is not full, and its put in at an angle so when the shot is fired and the recoil starts the mercury is trying to run uphill into the empty end of the cylinder,, very effective and fairly common in high end shotguns used by competion shotgunners,,, it will also add weight to the gun overall,,, that along with a pachmayer or sims recoil pad should just about make it recoil free..

[bowhntrmatt]

Great choice with the .223! Both rounds are effective deer-killers. Anyone who disputes this has obviously never seen the damage these fast little bullets can dish out.

Make sure she has on a quality pair of earmuffs or earplugs. I would think your Sig probly has about the same felt recoil as my AR, which is next to nothing. However, I know my AR is one of the loudest rifles I have fired.

Good luck with the new rifle!

[Bowhuntamistad]

I'm starting to think it was more of the flash/bang factor than the recoil....how can my little sister shoot a 243 WSSM just fine and shes half her age.


I mean seriously, I shot this rifle one handed today and stayed on target


Recoil pads anyone???? I'm thinking Limbsaver



I just found out tonight also coyotes are free game here in Nevada. I don't even need a permit...just go out and shoot. I think I might have my new pred gun as of today