KNOXX RECOIL REDUCTION STOCK
About twenty-five years ago I purchased a Winchester model 70 in .300 H&H magnum. Growing up in the fifties and sixties this was the magnum most often used by big game hunters. The .300 Winchester magnum did not come out till around 1963. I wanted this rifle to make shots on deer in excess of three hundred yards. After I accomplished this achievement, the rifle was put in the back of the safe and has only been used once for a south Texas hunt since then. The reason was “recoil” plain and simple. It just hurt to shoot. I could have put a muzzle break on it but my experience with these has not been pleasant. They cause ear shattering muzzle blast and teeth rattling concussion when used on a magnum rifle. Some rifle ranges have outlawed their use. There have been many recoil reducing devices on the market over the years. I have a metallic tube of mercury in my Benelli pump shotgun and it seems to help with 3 ½ inch shells. Up to now I have been skeptical of recoil reducing gimmicks.
The folks at Knoxx Recoil Solutions sent me one of their “Rifle CompStock “models to try out. It is based on a Hogue synthetic stock and at first glance just looks like a slip on recoil pad but there is a lever and spring that absorb and slow down the recoil in a fraction of a second when the rifle is fired. This is hidden under a synthetic skirt that moves with the stock. You have to keep a good eye relief from your scope because the rifle does move some what during recoil. It does not eliminate recoil; it absorbs it and slows it down thus making felt recoil far less than with a traditional stock. Knoxx claims a reduction of 54+%. Unfortunately I do not have the sophisticated equipment to measure recoil. So, I just loaded up some very hot ammunition for the old 300 H&H and went to my range. Wow!!!!!! Is the only word that explains how I felt after shooting twenty rounds of this ammunition that normally would have left me reaching for the pain medication. The stock really works. I had no trouble with the scope at all. The recoil that you do feel is more like a shove than a hit to your shoulder. I could finally shoot my magnum again without the pain.
I realize felt recoil is different for different shooters, so I took my rifle and reloads over to Tim Miller of Lucy Creek Arms to let him test it on his range. He shot once, twice, three times before he looked at me with a big grin. He said “John, this recoil is like that of a .243”. Then he shot some more just to make sure. Tim is a distributor for Knoxx but this was his first time to actually try out the “Rifle CompStock”. I think he was truly impressed. He normally shoots a .300 Winchester magnum.
The stock comes in a pillar bed and fully aluminum bedded models. Currently it is made for the Winchester 70, Ruger 77, Howa, Remington 700 and the Mauser with both standard and heavy barrels. Prices are reasonable, starting at $249.00. When mine arrived it was a minor job just to remove my wooden stock and bolt up the Knoxx. Knoxx makes a similar model for Remington 870 and Mossberg shotguns. Also, they make a futuristic model for rifles called the Axiom that has an adjustable length pull feature. Remington will be coming out this year with the Knoxx stock as an option on some of their factory rifles.
So if you are recoil sensitive or just want to want to see your bullet impact when you are varmint hunting, consider the Knoxx RifleComp Stock. I think I will go shoot my magnum rifle some more.
