Posted: 2/9/2022 10:39:08 AM EDT
| Anybody on here have any experience with Benelli R1? I'm interested in picking up a 338 for TX Nilgai hunting. Just returned from my first Nilgai hunt and while my 30-06 got it done with Norma 180gr bonded factory loads on a cow and a bull, I'd like to step up in power without recoil knocking my teeth loose or deafening myself and the guide with a muzzle break. I've had good luck with Benelli Shotguns so the R1 with the comfort tech is appealing. |
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I used to have a Comfortech R1 in .338 and liked it. Only sold it because it filled a niche in between my .300 WSM and .375 Ruger that I didn't really need to fill. It handled nicely, similarly to a Benelli shotgun, unsurprisingly. It is pretty long with the 24" barrel. Recoil wasn't bad at all. In my purely subjective opinion, I'd rate it as comparable to a 30-06 bolt action of similar weight, but the .338 was more of a shove than a kick. For reference, the specific 30-06 I'm comparing to is a Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker, also now sold since it was redundant. Accuracy ran around 1.5" for 3 shot groups with Hornady ammunition in various weights. The trigger was pretty decent for a semi-auto. Fit and finish is typical Benelli. I never did kill anything with mine, but the performance of the .338 WM really isn't in question. |
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Quoted: That what sucks about brakes so effective and so loud. If you don't use a brake weight and good recoil pads are your friend. Yes. I think my buddy and his guide’s ears are still ringing from touching off his shiny new 300 weatherby with a big ass brake on it standing beside a truck with the door open. The poor guide was in the truck and I think a lot of the blast was directed in to him. |
| So I shot an R1 in 338 when I was 15 or 16 years old. Shot it the same day as a M1 Garand in 30-06 (of course) and a bolt gun in 7mm Rem Mag. I'd say the R1 recoiled between those two. The heavy M1 helped and felt great, the R1 just gave me a little more shove but was not uncomfortable at all, the 7mm Rem Mag was a lot for me at the time. Definitely surprised me. |