Do you recall any recoil?

[Robhuntandfish]

I have heard people say they don't like the recoil on this or that gun/load etc.  Is it me that I never notice any recoil when hunting?  from birds to deer I feel zero recoil that I even notice. At the range I get it but while hunting in the moment I dont ever think about or notice it.  And I tote a .450 for deer and like to duck hunt. 

[grampy]

Back when I hunted deer with a 12g I never noticed the recoil when hunting. But range time I certainly did!

[GreeneHunter]

I've never noticed Recoil while shooting at Deer , but like @grampysaid at the range yes !

[Ncountry]

Yeah , what they said.. At the range but never when shooting a deer. My 300 win mag kicks , but it's not ridiculous.  I still don't enjoy shooting it at a target though. I love shooting deer with it.

[Robhuntandfish]

Maybe if I was shooting 3.5 inch goose loads I might notice it.    But never have since I started hunting at 16 with any guns I've had.  

[Moho81]

Same. On game never. Small game big game it never mattered. I use to shoot 12ga with slugs now I hunt with a 30-06 both absolutely suck on the range for more than a couple of shots but hunting it’s like “oh the gun went off” 

[Bolt Action]

Agreed. Never notice it when hunting.. wait.. shot magnum turkey loads years ago out of a mossberg 500.. that kicked like a grumpy mule.. but that's the only time I recall recoil while hunting. Unfortunately I do notice at the range, and that's where the flinch is developed.

[2BuckBizCT]

range yes if in a t shirt and shooting a weatherby magnum or shotgun in summer. Hunting = never

[cervidchasers]

Its amazing what adrenaline will do
When shooting a deer/turkey/goose. Dont even feel the recoil or the ears dont even ring if I forget to wear my ear plugs.

Like everyone said, range time is when recoil in anticipated so its felt.

[Splitear]

I can shoot trap for 4 straight hours and never feel it until the next day. 

[Doebuck1234]

3 hours ago, grampy said:

Back when I hunted deer with a 12g I never noticed the recoil when hunting. But range time I certainly did!

This!Adrenaline starts pumping and all of the recoil goes out the window!

[Robhuntandfish]

1 hour ago, cervidchasers said:

Its amazing what adrenaline will do
When shooting a deer/turkey/goose. Dont even feel the recoil or the ears dont even ring if I forget to wear my ear plugs.

Like everyone said, range time is when recoil in anticipated so its felt.

Good point..I don't hear the noise either.   

It just always makes me tilt my head when I read something somewhere that says how they felt the recoil or are bothered by recoil when hunting. 

Once sighted in really shouldn't be an issue after.  Use a lead sled and ear muffs and it shouldn't really ever be an issue. 

[Buckmaster7600]

I shoot a ton and I’m a bit recoil sensitive. Never while hunting but bad habits don’t come from hunting. 
 

After a gun is sighted in other than confirming zeros my guns never see the lead sled or bench, all my practice is free hand. 

[sbuff]

 

3 hours ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Maybe if I was shooting 3.5 inch goose loads I might notice it.    But never have since I started hunting at 16 with any guns I've had.  

I've noticed recall shooting 3.5 inch magnums at ducks and geese in 10/12 gauge. That's probably it for recall 

[Spaceman Spiff]

3.5s out of a Stoeger pump with a pistol grip stock. Brutal.