Last friday I finally got my permission to exchange my Sako A3 338 to Ruger. Same evening drove to shop and got my new American Ranch. Later I installed my old 1-4x made in Germany scope on top of it. (btw that sucks, clicks are like 2" from 100m) Saturday morning it took 4 shots to adjust it about right. Recoil is there, but it's kind of short push, not really a kick like from 338wm.
Few notes about shooting:
I used Hornady Custom factory ammo with 250gr FTX bullets, and every brass is black from outside about inch from mouth. Temp was about +5C. Are those really that low on pressure, or is there somekind of weird oil on chamber which I couldn't remove properly?
That gun is LOUD with 16" barrel and break, flashing nice fox tail in dark morning. I had brake on my 338wm also, but it didn't make my head humming when shooting with thin ear cups. I'm planning to order silencer. Does anyone have any experience how much there is difference on recoil between brake and silencer?
Please try to tolerate my english, I'm not native...