Mercury Recoil Reducers

Some talk about mercury recoil reducers.  Go to the following website for answers to all your questions.  Hope this helps.

http://www.98.net/chr/recoil.htm

Put one of these in your stock, a Pachmayr Decelerator pad on the butt, and an Accubrake on the barrel and you can drink tea while shooting your .375 H&H . . . long as you wear ear protectors! 

They certainly are not an unknown to the gun makers.  I believe it is Benelli that put a space in their shotgun stocks to accomodate a bracket which holds a mercury recoil reducer.  Unknown to most rifle shooters, especially to those who have never shot a shotgun . . . those "turkeys" can hurt you - especially the "magnums!"  A day in the blinds with a 3 1/2" Magnum will make you wish for those days on the range with your .30-06 - a "girl's gun" by comparison.  Nice thing though, is that they reduce recoil rather economically and without the dang noise of a muzzle brake.

I think it is $48 well spent! 

i have a merc tube in one of my 7 mags. don't go thinking it will stop all recoil, because it won't. in fact, it reduces recoil only a little. a good pad (decelerator, sims) does more to cut recoil than the tube.

they do help some, but it does not make a night and day difference. and, it will add a significant amount of weight to your gun - which isn't necessarily bad. they will also significantly alter the balance and feel of your gun, which might be a very bad thing.

as far as the 3.5" 12 gauges go... i love mine. great for geese. never shot a turkey w/ it, but have patterned enough of federal's premium turkey loads to know that 1- my shotgun has a very bad trigger for bench shooting, and 2- i can handle a lot more recoil than i thought i could.

dakotasin is right they take up some but not much recoil. They do however through off the balance of the gun big time.  Older trap shooters use them - we usually shoot 300 rounds a day in competition so not flinchin gets to be a big deal.  If your shooting handycap from the 25 to 27 yard line it's critical. 

 Benelli is a great gun, they don't kick like most others.  With light shells the auto's kick harder with light shells then a berreta, however you go to the 3 1/2" Heavyshot Mag's and you'll be askin for the benelli.  Still can't figure that one out.  Oh - this ain't true of the Nova pump, and that's where those merc. are really use - Most benelli rep's won't recommend you shoot a 3 1/2 with out the surpressor. 

Spot

#1's are some of the most beautiful rifles i have ever seen. Their lines are perfectly made. Did you guys know that the stock wasnt designed by Ruger? It was refined by some other guy who Ruger sent some of the blue prints to. The beauty of having the Ruger book. Pretty soon i may get the little cousin to the #1, the #3 carbine. here is a picture... damn the picture wont show up . Here is the link if you want to see the one i may get... http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976260174.htm.

NH_Hunter

Now that you speak of it, KINGPIN, we might as well leave the brakes off of the BMG's, too.  Heck, in the typical 30# guns, it's only .460 WbyMag recoil levels in a 10# gun.

I don't have any brakes on my big game rifles.  Yet.  Just might be fitting the Warbird with one here real soon.?.?.?.?  Looking to rework a load with the 200 gr. AccuBonds.  Might get it installed before that process starts.  As for the LR varminters, that's the only brake I've got so far.  I love the Holland on my Laredo.  Makes the 7mm RUM a pleasure to shoot all day.  It's fun.  Later.  >>  klallen

First things first, who the heck would want to shoot 125 rounds of .50 BMG without a brake?  Probably the same person who'd enjoy shooting 125 rounds of .460 WbyMag from an unbroken rifle.

Anyway, I put muzzle brakes in the same category as I do golf carts when I hit the links.  Not required to succeed, but their benefits are appreciated.

I enjoy walking the course.  Good excercise.  Plus it's cheaper.  But, I know for a  fact, that if a cart is rented, I'm a lot more refreshed after 18 and might try to squeeze in another 9.  I don't expect my scores to magically improve because of the cart (and they don't) but I know I'll feel better at the end of it all.

Similar thing with a muzzle brake.  I've never indicated to anyone that I've not been able to handle the recoil accurately of ANY of the rifles that I've owned.  Your notion that all the folks installing the brakes are the ones that can't handle this recoil is incorrect.  If I were skitterish of recoil, I'd not have any of my big game rifles, 'cept the .270, of course.  Pretty clear, I ain't.  That said, I also ain't fool enough to think that after a full day of varminting with the 7mm RUM, I'd not feel a lot better WITH the muzzle brake rather than without it.  Just a common sense thing.  Again, I DO NOT magically expect any greater level of accuracy because of the brake.  What I expect is to feel better at the end of the day.  And I do.  Brakes being "gimmicks"?  Call it want you want KINGPIN but if it makes my RUM feel like my .243, I'll take that "gimmick" every day of the week.  And with all of our LR varminting taking place from benches or bipods prone, I'd much prefer RUM performance at .243 level recoil.

We've had a couple hand cannons come and go, as well.  Lazzeroni's Patriot, .338 WSM among others.  Max loads have been worked up and used with real nice success.  Some have had brakes, others not.  Again, pretty easy to recognize the benefits of a handcannon with a brake.

I tend towards the "purist" way of shooting and hunting as well, and that be, hunt with what you're comfortable and accurate with.  If that be a rifle with a brake, so be it.  Without a brake, again, so be it.  I certainly don't think "purist" means avoid brakes like the plague.  That would be the KINGPIN definition.  Personally, I think that's the wrong definition.  

As far as your 1400 yd. shot on coyote.  Impressive.  Certainly not unbelieveable, but impressive.  What cartridge you use?  Rifle?  Load?  How'd you measure the range?  I do love the varminting.  We're in the drawing up stages now for our 1500 yd. varmint rigs.  Probably have a brake on those rifles too.  We'll have to see.  >>  klallen