Recoil ?: 458 SOCOM vs. 358 BFG

[captpaul]

Guys that have shot these calibers, how is the recoil? Would you recommend one over the other for a woman? I ask because my wife has petite build. She has shot a 12 gauge sabot and can't handle the recoil.

The 358 would be an Encore vs. the 458 AR that cancels some of the recoil. My needs are a 150-200 yd. gun with knockdown power. The follow up shot from the 458 would be an added bonus. I reload so ammo costs aren't an issue.

 

[fireball168]

If your Encore weighs 7.5-8.0 lbs, and your AR weighs 9 - they won't be that much different.

There isn't much too my wife, she doesn't care for the sharp recoil of the heavier 358 BFG loads(with 200+ grain projectiles), and doesn't care for the wallop of the 458 shooting 405's either(in an AR, bolt or Encore).

I'd suggest a 357 Maximum/358 Gremlin/357 Herrett.

 

[42769vette]

i put a vias brake on my bfg. it now kicks less than a 20ga slug

 

[starbreather]

I noticed a reduction with the stiffer spring in my 458. I think a 300 grained bullet would be easy on her.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Get a Recoil Tube Buffer on the .458 that can handle it for one. Second, go get the biggest sissy pad you can find and then it mite take back the kick a little. I shot a 450 grain .458 and it dug in to my shoulder pretty hard. I had an open target crown, I suppose that it mite make a difference with a decent compensator, but there's just not much getting away from the recoil. I'd rather shoot my .300 win mag all day, than do much work with that 450 grain .458.

 

[kludge]

The .358 BFG/WSSM recoil is like a .30-06 for comparison.

You can always down load it (200gr Hornady FTX @ 2100-2200fps) to match .35 Rem ballistics, but as fireball said, maybe the Max, Gremlin, or Herrett is a better choice. The Herret will be legal for the 2012 season.

 

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The .358 BFG/WSSM recoil is like a .30-06 for comparison.

You can always down load it (200gr Hornady FTX @ 2100-2200fps) to match .35 Rem ballistics, but as fireball said, maybe the Max, Gremlin, or Herrett is a better choice. The Herret will be legal for the 2012 season.

My load, a 225gr Accubond from an Encore platform is running right @ 2500fps. It will shoot into 7/16" @ 100 yards, all day long, IF I do my part.

Unless you hit bone, there is NO guaranteed knockdown shot. If you hit spine, they will drop right there.

The load I have developed, working with Hodgdon Tech Support, is safe in my firearm. And it is less than what a .30/06 for recoil in my opinion. We all have perceptions so...............we may perceive things differently.

I also have the thumbhole synthetic stock on my Encore. It has the "shock absoring" stuff in it, can't remember right now what that is called though!

If I could have only one rifle for deer here in Indiana, even with the growth of the case length, mine is going to be the .358/25 WSSM. Mostly because of all of the money I have in this current setup, the other part is that I think it is a really cool little round. Take one of those Accubonds and show it to someone and they always ask what in the world that is! I just say: "Deer legal in Indiana!"