Anyone Here Own A Troy 308 Pump Action?

[Abraham]

I saw one in "Guns and Ammo" magazine and don't know how punishing the recoil is. I would like to buy one. Maybe...

Why am I concerned about recoil?

Well, both shoulders are bone on bone. I recently got a deep steroid shot in one shoulder joint and it's proving somewhat helpful in reducing the pain. However, just reading a magazine can cause me to scream if I hold it a certain way. The joint seems to pop and I'm briefly in agony. I've learned to live with a lot of various painful of this or that and I just keep trucking, but if I can avoid some of the pain I will. As in, if this rifle is a beast of recoil, fuggedabouddit!

So, anyone here shoot one these beauties and if so, what was your perceived recoil?

Harsh?

Moderate?

I used to shoot the M-14 when in the Army and I thought the recoil moderate, but then it was heavy rifle and a semi-auto, which will ameliorate some of the recoil.

[The Annoyed Man]

I just found a page with info on it.......

http://troydefense.com/pumpactionrifle/

One thing I thought odd:

* Rifling: 1 turn in 7” right hand twist

That would be a weird twist rate for a .308......but just fine for a 5.56. I'm wondering if there are two versions of the rifle, and this is a typo.

I would imagine that the rifle would kick harder than a standard .308 AR. Without the benefit of a recoil buffer in the stock and the reciprocating mass of the bolt carrier group, it would transmit 100% of the recoil impulse into the shoulder, just like a bolt action.

[Pawpaw]

TAM,

The link you posted is for a .223/5.56 rifle. Check the technical specs tab.

Here's an article from October that says the .308 version is now available. I'm curious why it isn't on Troy's website.

http://www.personaldefenseworld.com/201 ... 62mm-nato/

That article also shows 1-7" twist.

[The Annoyed Man]

TAM,

The link you posted is for a .223/5.56 rifle. Check the technical specs tab.

Here's an article from October that says the .308 version is now available. I'm curious why it isn't on Troy's website.

http://www.personaldefenseworld.com/201 ... 62mm-nato/

That article also shows 1-7" twist.

I saw that page too, and almost posted that link instead of the troy link.

[Abraham]

Thanks for the information guys.

I really appreciate it.

Shooting heavier than 5.56 is probably out of the question, so I guess I'm just dreaming.

[VMI77]

I saw one in "Guns and Ammo" magazine and don't know how punishing the recoil is. I would like to buy one. Maybe...

Why am I concerned about recoil?

Well, both shoulders are bone on bone. I recently got a deep steroid shot in one shoulder joint and it's proving somewhat helpful in reducing the pain. However, just reading a magazine can cause me to scream if I hold it a certain way. The joint seems to pop and I'm briefly in agony. I've learned to live with a lot of various painful of this or that and I just keep trucking, but if I can avoid some of the pain I will. As in, if this rifle is a beast of recoil, fuggedabouddit!

So, anyone here shoot one these beauties and if so, what was your perceived recoil?

Harsh?

Moderate?

I used to shoot the M-14 when in the Army and I thought the recoil moderate, but then it was heavy rifle and a semi-auto, which will ameliorate some of the recoil.

I've got an M1 and it's fun to shoot. OTOH, my Remington 700 BDL in 30-06 is brutal and 5 rounds is about all I can take. I don't remember it bothering me that much when I was in high school but when I tried to sight in a new scope with it a couple years ago I ended up turning over the followup shots to my son. I also enjoy shooting the M1A. A Sako bolt action .270 isn't too bad because it's a lot heavier than the Remington and has a recoil pad. I don't find a bolt action .303 unpleasant either but it's also a heavy gun, so I'd say it's going to depend on how heavy the gun is. If it doesn't have a recoil pad one of the slip over ones might make it bearable.