Heaviest recoiling gun you’ve shot?
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I got a box of name brand 12 ga slugs that I think were overcharged. FWIW I only shot a couple before I decided they were defective.
Beside kicking harder than anything else, here are some markers I judged the recoil by:
That session I had been shooting Brenneke Black Magic slugs which are designed for brown bears and other heavy animals. These full power loads felt so mild in comparison, I double checked to confirm what they were.
My wife came over from her spot to see if everything was okay. She said they sounded too loud. She also pointed out the vultures that had been circling above left when I shot the hot ones.
The weapon light malfunctioned immediately after that session.
Other than the light, a complete weapon disassembly after did not reveal anything amiss to my amateur eyes.
Beside kicking harder than anything else, here are some markers I judged the recoil by:
That session I had been shooting Brenneke Black Magic slugs which are designed for brown bears and other heavy animals. These full power loads felt so mild in comparison, I double checked to confirm what they were.
My wife came over from her spot to see if everything was okay. She said they sounded too loud. She also pointed out the vultures that had been circling above left when I shot the hot ones.
The weapon light malfunctioned immediately after that session.
Other than the light, a complete weapon disassembly after did not reveal anything amiss to my amateur eyes.
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Protocall_Design
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I am not recoil sensitive. I have shot just about every magnum revolver or single shot out there at some point. Some of the Met. Sil. shooters got a little carried away at times, though. I was once offered the chance to shoot a 45-70 Thompson Contender with 500 grain bullets. I got 4 out of 5 chickens at 50 yards (meters), but every shot hurt. That was 2 lifetimes worth of that one.
Side story . I was at a crawfish boil at a friends house one day . I overheard two guys talking about working out of town and wanting to buy a gun for the wife . One of them said " I'm thinking about getting a 12 ga pump with a short barrel and a pistol grip " . I had to interrupt at that point . I asked the guy if his wife was proficient with shotguns , etc. He said that she had shot his gun a few times in the back yard . I told him to PLEASE rethink getting her a 12 ga with a pistol grip . Probably the worst choice he could make .
My son, who is a pretty good sized young fellow, at 42 years old, bought one of those shotguns that had an extra pistol grip. He said he fired two rounds before putting the shotgun stock back on. Now, he didn't say what kind of rounds they were, but I wasn't surprised. It was one of those "I told you so." moments.
RMFnLA
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Back when I was 'smithing in Miami the TC Contender came out with what I believe was their first rifle barrel, in .30-30.
As you know, rifle primers are harder than pistol, and one of our customers has this new barrel but it wouldn't fire reliably.
TC said they had a stronger mainspring coming but the customer needed the gun for a scheduled hunt, so I did some simple (and reversible) mods to strengthen the hammer fall.
Of course, with this kind of repair a test-fire is mandatory, so out to the test range I went. Five shots later I had had enough, even with a padded shooting glove.
.30-30 doesn't strike much fear as a rifle cartridge, but in a handgun it's a whole different ballgame!
As you know, rifle primers are harder than pistol, and one of our customers has this new barrel but it wouldn't fire reliably.
TC said they had a stronger mainspring coming but the customer needed the gun for a scheduled hunt, so I did some simple (and reversible) mods to strengthen the hammer fall.
Of course, with this kind of repair a test-fire is mandatory, so out to the test range I went. Five shots later I had had enough, even with a padded shooting glove.
.30-30 doesn't strike much fear as a rifle cartridge, but in a handgun it's a whole different ballgame!
My dad had a bring back Arisaka 7.7. At the young age of 11 he had me try it out with him helping me hold it up. Needless to say it knocked me on my can. One shot was enough. He shot it. After 50+ years, I still have the rifle and the remaining 18 rds in the box we had then. Rifle hasn't been fired since. Still a vivid memory.
Also fired a friend's S&W 500. 2 rds was enough to have that memory too!
Also fired a friend's S&W 500. 2 rds was enough to have that memory too!
500 Jeffery. one of the loads i shot in it, the powder charge was too big for an RCBS to throw so i had to make 2 throws of half a charge. shot it a couple hundred times. last trip i fired 11 rounds off a bench in one sitting burning up the remainder of my loaded rounds.
had 2 378 weatherby's and after the Jeffery, they felt like a 300mags. a 375 feels about like a 243.
Roger
had 2 378 weatherby's and after the Jeffery, they felt like a 300mags. a 375 feels about like a 243.
Roger
AJ
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Not a glutton for punishment or a wuss The heaviest recoiling rifle I owned and fired was a Remington 700C "Custom" in .300 Winchester Magnum. I bought it in Iwakuni, Japan at the gun shop at MCAS Iwakuni. Carried it home ( I was coming home from my second tour in Viet Nam) on civilian aircraft from San Francisco to Miami to Vero Beach, Florida. Shot about two boxes of ammo through it in the off hand position (I weighed 135 lbs). Decided since there was no big game in Florida that needed something like that, so I sold it for twice what I had paid for it, to someone going out west to hunt with.
When letting someone try my 458 No.1H or any big bore
handgun, I fire a stout load and ask them if they are still interested.
If yes, I load a TrailBoss or very soft shooting load but do
not tell them.
The response is, "gee that was easy".
Just irons.
When you let a scope
hit their eye,
Like a big pizza pie,
You're a moron. In the key of B Stupid.
Loaded up a bunch of 230gr/300gr HC coated leads,
over TrailBoss, and have the DPP on the 460/3.5",
for them to get Xs, or close.
Milled that base to half the height in pic.
Will reinstall after I make stainless escutcheons.
handgun, I fire a stout load and ask them if they are still interested.
If yes, I load a TrailBoss or very soft shooting load but do
not tell them.
The response is, "gee that was easy".
Just irons.
When you let a scope
hit their eye,
Like a big pizza pie,
You're a moron. In the key of B Stupid.
Loaded up a bunch of 230gr/300gr HC coated leads,
over TrailBoss, and have the DPP on the 460/3.5",
for them to get Xs, or close.
Milled that base to half the height in pic.
Will reinstall after I make stainless escutcheons.
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Hair Trigger
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I've shot a 10 gauge once, a long time ago. I'd almost forgotten about it until you mentioned it. I've lit both barrels on my SxS 12 gauge at once and don't think it was as bad as the single 10 gauge round. Of course, the two 12's were much more recent, and time makes you forget how good or bad things were back then, and I was a lot younger, too.
AJ
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A friend wanted to shoot my .44 Mag. Ruger Superblack Hawk a long time ago. I gave him five rounds of .44 Special loads and one full house magnum factory load. He got complacent shooting the special loads and was able to stop the revolver before the hammer hit him between the eyes. He looked at me with big wide eyes and said a few choice words, never asked to shoot it again.
AJ
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No desires to shoot it. But here is a picture of an 8 ga. next to a 12 ga.
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Took the 458 load data sheet instead of the 460 to the range.
Wasn't sure if the load was TrailBoss or #9.
Had not finished proper fitting wood stocks,
and the OEM rubbers are too low of a hold.
Guessed wrong and the rotating blaster's hammer
just touched my hand.
No blood but a red mark.
Changed my color code on the cases so only TrailBoss
gets green, if I forget the load data color codes.
Wasn't sure if the load was TrailBoss or #9.
Had not finished proper fitting wood stocks,
and the OEM rubbers are too low of a hold.
Guessed wrong and the rotating blaster's hammer
just touched my hand.
No blood but a red mark.
Changed my color code on the cases so only TrailBoss
gets green, if I forget the load data color codes.
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I can top that! Try taking some shots with a Marlin 1895 in .444 Marlin! The stock configuration and light weight combined with that cartridge is a killer. I bought it to hunt black bear in the NE PA woods and sold it before I shot a box of shells.
Cal44
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Small, but mighty
340pd with full power 357 magnum.
340pd with full power 357 magnum.
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One day, I had the misfortune of shooting "high-brass" 12-gauge shotgun loads -- like the type made for hunting moose/dinosaurs.
It was like: (*BOOM!!!*) (*sees stars and rainbows*) "Mom, is that you??? I thought you were dead!"
No more "high-brass" shotgun shells for me. My shoulder was sore for 3 days. It was nice seeing Mom again, though.
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It was like: (*BOOM!!!*) (*sees stars and rainbows*) "Mom, is that you??? I thought you were dead!"
No more "high-brass" shotgun shells for me. My shoulder was sore for 3 days. It was nice seeing Mom again, though.
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M110A2 8 inch Howitzer.
Without question the heaviest recoiling gun I have ever fired. I'm the guy on the right
Naval guns fire a bigger round with more recoil but that's someone pushing a button.
Without question the heaviest recoiling gun I have ever fired. I'm the guy on the right
Naval guns fire a bigger round with more recoil but that's someone pushing a button.
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.460 pistol
300 Win. Mag rifle
300 Win. Mag rifle
I have an H&R "Topper" in 12 ga. It's barely 4 lbs with a plastic buttplate. Firing a 3" magnum or Brenneke slug will hit you hard. I've fired 14 oz .357 mag "Scandium" guns but that recoil is "different brutal." Joe
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