Mine is a TC Encore in 308 win. 15" Pistol barrel. Seems to have calmed down some with the pachmayr grip though...

1st generation TC Contender in 45-70. The built in brake doesn't help a bit with Marlin level loads, but it makes up for it in increased muzzle blast. ;-)

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My 475 Linebaugh built by John. That is if I load it to its full potential. I find that 400 grains at 900 fps handles anything I want it to handle and doesn't beat up too bad.

Original Thompson Center .44 magnum thin wall octagonal barrel, got it in a group of barrels with the receiver. Never shot it, but shooting one like it 40 years ago reminds me why.

You might want to try the Hogue Handall for the LC9s/Shield. I put one on my EC9s, and it made a world of difference.

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^^^What he said! I had a beautiful Browning 92 Winchester clone (proper term?) in .44 Mag. Very painful to shoot, as was a buddy's .44M Marlin carbine. Now I see why .44-40 carbines use a lower velocity load! Also, the factory grip on the Colt Mark V Lawman snub was comfy when handling but brutal when shooting. Mine re-injured the tissue and nerve damage in the web of my shooting hand. Adios muchacho...

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I was young and dumb. I reloaded for my super Blackhawk in 44 mag. I was beyond the reloading specs. I had 15”+ flames out the barrel and 12” flames out the cylinder. People at the range near me were leaving. I won’t say how much past the load specs I went but probably past proof loads. I never tried that load again.

Was a 5" M&P 40 with 180 gr. hand loads. Now it is my HD gun which is a H&K HK45. Although built to tame recoil, a 200 round range day is painful on my wrists the next day.

I don't really have any that are bad, but I did have a Kel-Tec PF9. For what ever reason, that thing beat the crud out of my hand and I'm glad it's gone (not only because of that ). Of my current handguns my .357 with wood grips shooting full-house loads. However, if I switch the wood grips for a set of Pachmayrs then it's not bad either.

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I tried a Hogue on the LC9s and it didn't help that much. There is something about the recoil impulse on that gun that doesn't work for me. I have no issues with a Kahr CW9 or a Walther PPS M2.

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642 with the 158 gr. FBI load or the old Nyclad 158gr HP equivalent. My .45 Colt old Vaquero with 300 gr. Grizzly hard cast is a popgun by comparison due to the extra weight and grip size. In fact I don't remember the rifle caliber Contenders I used to shoot twisting and turning this much.

In my youthful stupidity I fired a short-barreled H&R 12 gauge single shot one handed with a 3" magnum. Once. At least I can hang onto the 642.

That said, it is still my EDC, but with Gold Dot 135gr SB +P.

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That's strange. My MKIII snub handles .357 mag loads better than my M28s and 19 did. I use the stock wood grips and a Tyler. I knew they changed the profile between the MkIII and MkV; sounds like a change for the worse.

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Easy answer for me, the S&W Model 340 PD Airlite when shooting 357. No pleasure to shoot, but I keep in practice. In the event that I need it, I doubt that I will fuss about the recoil.

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My personal worst experience was with a .44 magnum Thompson/Center Contender with the 14" bull barrel. That tang that hangs down from the trigger guard (for opening the action) would invariably leave several knuckles bleeding! Unfortunately, it was stolen from me many years ago, and I have never really wanted to replace it due to the discomfort! It seemed that no matter how well I tried to hold it, it would still manage to inflict some pain!

Worst recoil and most fun to shoot is my 500 S&W Magnum with a 4" barrel. 700gr T-Rex thumpers are brutal, I can barely make it through 5 rounds. 500gr Hornady XTP's are tolerable, and 300gr Hornady FTX are damn fun to shoot!

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