27ft-lbs is about the same recoil energy as a 300 Win Mag. My AI weighs three times as much and shooting strings without the brakes is exhausting.
Did you get a chrony reading for the 21.5 and 22 grain loading? My preference would be for the 22 grain with the can first of all but if that 1.5 inches is 100 yard groups then both loads are good enough for hunting.
Now we have to look forward to the results of fur time! Can't wait!
I have a .499 leitner wise I have been wanting to put my 510 can on and suppress but I think the twist is like 1/19 and will be too slow but I was hoping to get lucky.
I've shot 6 deer this year with my Socom. All with the Outlaw 530s. 4 hit the ground instantly and 2 ran less than 40 yds. I included pics of 1 heart shot, one lung shot, and a exit wound. On the exit wound you can see the bullet fragment holes surrounding the main wound channel. The Socom is pretty devastating on deer no doubt about it.