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Big bores are best shot standing offhand or with sticks, from a bench they are brutal, much better when you can move with the recoil.

My 8-bore left a mark also.

Yeah, I learned that the hard way, I was patching those turkey loads off of a bench, brutal.

I shoot all my really big guns standing ... most will make you take one or two steps back from recoil.

You can shoot heavy recoil rifles from the bench if you block up the rests high enough that you have to sit upright and don't "lean into" the rifle. This allows the recoil to rotate the body around the hips rather than "compress" the upper body. Some of us are decrepit enough that we can't stand without the help of a cane and shooting any rifle "one handed" is pretty rough". Even this way, you will want to limit the number of shots in one session.
Mike

I doubt anyone can shoot my 700NE sitting at a bench ... I'll take them to my range if they want to try ...

buckstix,
I'm not able to travel that distance anymore. I was hoping you would try it for me and post a video. BTW, what did the chronograph show?
Mike

if the image does not open - your computer's security is set "too high" - try the direct link

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpics/700ne-target.jpg

bucksix,
thanks for trying the link didn't open. What did the chronograph read?
Mike

Mike,

I opened the link just fine. The chronograph reads “Just Painful”😣

1997 fps with an SD 11.

Ken