Ruger Magnum bolt handle hitting their trigger finger during recoil?

[Ultimat]

How many shooters have had a problem with the Ruger Magnum bolt handle hitting their trigger finger during recoil?

 

[1dirthawker]

not me

 

[Lyleedward]

How many shooters have had a problem with the Ruger Magnum bolt handle hitting their trigger finger during recoil?

My 375hh is no prob. But my 458 Winchester Super Express was bad. I ground off back of knurled bolt where it was skinning my knuckle re- blued and all good. I also added a little bit of weight to the stock under the barrel. What cal is your ruger?

 

[eyedok]

My 375hh is no prob. But my 458 Winchester Super Express was bad. I ground off back of knurled bolt where it was skinning my knuckle re- blued and all good. I also added a little bit of weight to the stock under the barrel. What cal is your ruger?

What is the best way to add weight to the stock under the barrel, i have added mercury to butt but seemed to do very little

 

[Newboomer]

My 375hh is no prob. But my 458 Winchester Super Express was bad. I ground off back of knurled bolt where it was skinning my knuckle re- blued and all good. I also added a little bit of weight to the stock under the barrel. What cal is your ruger?

My Win 70 barked my finger until I figured out I had to move my hand back away from the trigger guard a bit and grip the stock tighter. All good now.

 

[Tra3]

How many shooters have had a problem with the Ruger Magnum bolt handle hitting their trigger finger during recoil?

Sounds like you need a teenager with a cell phone! Get the kid to record multiple shots in slow motion and from a few angles. That will greatly simplify what is going on.

 

[Lyleedward]

What is the best way to add weight to the stock under the barrel, i have added mercury to butt but seemed to do very little

I routed out under the barrel (timber). And made like a dovetail grove and poured lead into it. Seemed to Wk ok. But I am not a gunsmith haha. so I would recommend u talk to one. The heat didn’t do any harm and it has never moved. Maybe different timber might not be as good. My ruger is softer European Walnut. And it’s softer than the Winchester so be careful. What cal is your gun?

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

Not me

 

[spike.t]

Nope on my 458 lott...was a 375 rechambered and bored out...

 

[eyedok]

I routed out under the barrel (timber). And made like a dovetail grove and poured lead into it. Seemed to Wk ok. But I am not a gunsmith haha. so I would recommend u talk to one. The heat didn’t do any harm and it has never moved. Maybe different timber might not be as good. My ruger is softer European Walnut. And it’s softer than the Winchester so be careful. What cal is your gun?

I have a couple Interarms Whitworths .375/458 that both are light in the front end, have been thinking of adding some weight but forend is so slim i dont think i could get a big enough area for lead to make a difference, my Ruger RSMs are very heavy in front

 

[Lyleedward]

I have a couple Interarms Whitworths .375/458 that both are light in the front end, have been thinking of adding some weight but forend is so slim i dont think i could get a big enough area for lead to make a difference, my Ruger RSMs are very heavy in front

I have a whitworth in 458. I replaced plastic stock with fibreglass added lead weight to front stock came with good recoil pad. This gun has been my guiding gun on buffalo for the last 20 years. Great to shoot. I’ve only just gone to 470 double.

 

[eyedok]

Mine has wood stock

 

[Mountaineer]

Tighten your grip on your trigger finger and your hand will recoil back with the gun. I had the same problem with my Winchester and kimber.

 

[TKessel]

No problems with my 458

 

[Longwalker]

Another thought, and suggestion: I’ve come to realize from other discussions that many shooters have developed a habit of laying their thumb alongside the grip instead of over the top. They claim it gives better trigger control when target shooting. If you are one of those shooters, you must use a different technique on hard recoiling rifles. Forget about bench rest technique. Grip the stock, thumb over top, firmly. Pull the butt firmly into your shoulder with the other hand. Voila! No more skinned knuckles. And better control of the rifle in hunting situations.

 

[Woodcarver]

I routed out under the barrel (timber). And made like a dovetail grove and poured lead into it. Seemed to Wk ok. But I am not a gunsmith haha. so I would recommend u talk to one. The heat didn’t do any harm and it has never moved. Maybe different timber might not be as good. My ruger is softer European Walnut. And it’s softer than the Winchester so be careful. What cal is your gun?

Good way to ruin a good piece of lumber. Molten lead is hot enough to flame wood. The heat, coupled with the thinner wood from routing, can warp a forend.

I have a couple Interarms Whitworths .375/458 that both are light in the front end, have been thinking of adding some weight but forend is so slim i dont think i could get a big enough area for lead to make a difference, my Ruger RSMs are very heavy in front

Similar, but safer, method is to rout a channel and fill with lead shot. Lock in place with resin or bedding compound. If the forend is really slender, you're probably not going to be able to add much, if any, without weakening the stock too much. But even a few ounces forward of the balance point can make a real difference in how the rifle recoils.

 

[Nevada Mike]

Or a mercury recoil reducer could be fitted into the forearm.

 

[The Engineer]

The best solution I have found is to cut a slot under the barrel in the forearm the length of some TIG welding tungsten electrodes (1/16 to 1/8" diameter seem to work well.). I do the slot will a milling machine. I the electrodes are too long they can be cut to a shorter lenght. Clean the elecrodes with a solvent, pour a little bedding compoound in the slot, stack in the lectrodes taking care that they do not come up into the barrel channel, and fill remaining slot with bedding compound again not comming up into the barrel channel. As your are stacking the electrodes insure there are no trapped air bubbles. Tungstem is about 1.7 times as heavy as lead and this procedure not only adds weight forward but also stiffens the forend.

You can also mix lead shot with bedding compound and pour it in a slot in the forend but it will not add nearly as much weight as the tungsten electrodes.

 

[Berettaco]

Never had that happen with RSM 458 Lott or 375. As others have mentioned, I’d look at adjusting your grip before making modifications. Might be an easy adjustment

 

[xausa]

Have you considered that the length of pull of your stock may be too short, causing you to crowd the trigger? Try putting a slip on pad on your rifle and see how that affects the situation. You should not be able to reach your trigger beyond the first joint of your trigger finger.