Hello everybody, new to the forum. Have been reading it for quite some time though. I just picked up a Browning Maxus, and shot it for the first time today. This thing kicked like nothing I have ever shot. My Stoeger doesn't have this much recoil. Just wondering if something could be wrong with it. Every review I have read states it should have light recoil. The gun was purchased by me, brand new. Any thoughts or suggestions would be great. Thanks in advance.
Heavy recoil on a Browning Maxus
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Tthe Maxus is a very light gun, maybe its just lighter than your other shotguns and therefore recoil feels greater?
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That could be, but i don't understand why one would have more recoil than the other. Unless the statement about the different springs is true. The service rep told me he didn't like the Maxus because it was so light, and he works for Browning. Go figure....
I will just have to wait for the phone call from them. Other than the recoil, that shotgun was great. It cycled everything i put in it, and pointed really well for me. As soon as i hear something i will keep everybody up to date.
I will just have to wait for the phone call from them. Other than the recoil, that shotgun was great. It cycled everything i put in it, and pointed really well for me. As soon as i hear something i will keep everybody up to date.
Numerous different things go into percieved recoil. If you are using the same shell the biggest factor is gun weight. Your Maxus weighs just under 7 lbs and your 11-87 weighs over 8 lbs. That is a 20% decrease in weight. Fit also has a lot to do with percieved recoil. You might be pushing you face down on the stock more then on you other gun transfering more energy to your head instead of your shoulder. The spring and 3.5 inch chamber could make some difference as could lengthening you forcing cones. If it bother you I would get a different gun. Shovla and lead farmer. It is nice to hear that Mossberg and Browning have engineered their guns well enough that 1.5 oz of shot going 1500fps feels the same as 1oz of shot going 1300. They must have failed physics class.
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Does anyone know a time frame I should expect with Browning? I've never had to send a gun off like this, so I don't know what to expect. Our early teal starts on the 24th, so I was hoping to have it back before then.
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Don't know, but I'd be shocked to hear you got it back by then.
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That's what I was afraid of. Oh, well.....
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Well, still no word from Browning on my Maxus. I was hoping to have at least heard from them by now. Starting to get anxious, I am curious to know if there is something wrong with the gun, or if it's just me. Has anyone ever had to send a gun back to Browning, and if so, how long did it take for you to get it back?
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When I get it back, I am going to put alot more rounds through it. I am also going to see if I can find someone at our local gunshops to check the fit for me. Like I said, it feels right to me, but another set of eyes couldn't hurt. Especially if they know what they are looking for.
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Well, I heard from Browning today about my Maxus. They have completed the repairs necessary, and it's on the way back to me. All they would tell me is the they were minor repairs, and they had to change a few parts. I'm excited to get it back and see if there is a difference in the gun. I will post up how it does as soon as I am able to shoot it.
I had the same experience with Benelli. "We've changed out a few parts and made minor repairs to your Benelli." was all it said.tryin2hunt said:
In any event, for as highly as everyone touts Brownings customer service, I shipped my Benelli out on the 15th of September and told them I wanted to hunt the last day of september goose on the 24th. I had it back by the 21st. I was tickled. :grooving:
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The gun should be here around 1:00 this afternoon. Benelli did a little better on yours than Browning did with mine. It left on the 12th, and they received it on the 15th. I'm not complaining though, they finished a full week before their estimated completion date. I can say this, they have answered any questions I had when I called them. I'm interested to see if their is a detailed letter on the repairs. I'm ready to have it back, our dove season starts in the next few days. At least I have those to shoot at until ducks are legal again........
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Probably just difference in feel from shooter to shooter (as far as different "recoil" claims go). Browning does make their Maxus pretty light weight, and I can guarantee that when you have a light weight shotgun shooting 3" waterfowl loads its going to kick, more so when its early season and youre not used to it/wearing light clothing/shooting patterns in a tshirt. Trust me I know how it feels.tryin2hunt said:
Just last week two other guys and I were patterning out shotguns. Mostly shooting HeviMetal in 3" 1 1/4oz. 1550fps, although there were some 3 1/2" shells laying around. This was our line up for guns: Benelli SBE2, M2 Field and a Browning Maxus. I can honestly say that the Maxus recoiled/"kicked" just as hard as both of the Benelli's that day. It was a little punishing, I have to confess, when youre shooting hot 3" loads in a tshirt and shorts in the blazing 80-90 degree sun. So, not to be a jerk but its something youre most likely going to have to get used to. I wouldn't think it would be an issue with the gun since it was new.
On an interesting side note: Kent 3" Fasteel loads seem to recoil much less than HeviMetal 3" (of course using same specs; 3" 1 1/4oz. 1550fps or 3" 1 1/8oz. 1550fps). :huh:
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That's funny about the shells. When I was patterning this Maxus, I felt like the Remington Sportsman's recoiled less than both the Hevi-Metal and Blindside. All three were the same shells as far as shot size and everything. I thought maybe it was just me. As fas as the recoil, you very well might be right. This gun may be something that I have to get used to with the recoil. I am used to shooting a 1994 Remington 11-87 that weighs alot more than the Maxus. You are the first person I have heard say that the Maxus recoiled as hard as a Benelli though. I don't have any experience with the Benelli shotguns, so I can't speak about them. I do know several people who shoot them and they all seem to love them. A Vinci was my other choice, but I wasn't able to shoot one before I made my purchase. I might have to try and shoot one, just to see the difference in the two for myself. Thanks for your input, njonesy_07, I do appreciate it.
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1/8 oz of charge weight is usually considered the equivalent of one pound of gun weight when considering recoil.njonesy_07 said:
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When you think about it, a lighter weight gun will typically recoil more...no matter style of dampening or gas systems are employed. Maxus weighs 6lb 15oz. in 3 1/2" chamber 28" barrel. Similar model SBE2 weighs in at 7lb 4.8oz. Logic would lead me to speculate that recoil is very similar in both weapons....which I have seen to be true in real life firing circumstances. However, I know for a fact that when youre in the dead of winter and all bundled up in your warm duck jacket and shooting birds, felt recoil isn't even given a second thought. Shooting 3" 1 1/4oz. loads out of my M2 Field doesn't phase me the slightest until I'm out patterning my waterfowl loads, wearing a tshirt and shorts. The difference in what I perceive as "felt recoil" seems to change, but in fact it is my concentration that has changed as well as lack of adrenaline in my system. Regardless of any marketing hype about "softest kicking shotgun" or whatever, a shotgun is a shotgun...it does and will recoil once that trigger is pulled. More often than not, recoil is determined by the shooter. Some are very sensitive to it while some are not....this is partially why I am not a fan of shooting 3 1/2" shells for ducks, and rarely geese. They are abusive and I like to not have a bruised cheek at the end of the day. Anyways, just food for thought. :beer:tryin2hunt said:
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Well, I just finished shooting my Maxus for the first time since I got it back from Browning. I don't know what they did to it, but it is a totally different gun. The gun has ALOT less recoil than it did. I made sure I only wore a t-shirt like I did the first time I shot it. I shot all of the same loads I did the first time. I called Browning and expressed my appreciation for their work. Shooting it today re-affirmed my decision to purchase this gun. I'm excited again, so now starts the long wait for the beginning of the season.
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