Gun you HATE to shoot!!!
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One was enough for me.
mi2600
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Wear a glove if you ever shoot a .380 Mauser HSC very much. Wimpy cartridge, bloody hand.
No contest the gun I HATE to shoot is the M16.
Two of the rifles I was issued were Colt's I saw no difference between them and the Harrington Righard's I was issued at Ft. Carson.
I had 2 A-1s ( full auto) and 3 A-2s ( three round burst)
Never had any reliability issues W/ any of them. Obviously the price was right and the Ammunition was free as well.
The problem was every time I got to shoot one it meant I had to lose sleep ( & maybe my day off) get up in the middle of the night, ride halfway across Germany ( or Fort Lewis, or Fort Carson or Fort Sill) usually in a snow storm or a rainstorm. get to the range at 4 am and wait till 9 for range control to get done W/ PT and open the range ( did I mention the rain and snow) Eat a nasty MRE for breakfast , a NASTIER MRE for lunch and suck it up for dinner. spend at least 12 hours on the range ( not counting drive time) to shoot 49 rounds usually in a foxhole full of mud & the ocassional rattlesnake and climb back in the Duece & a half ( did I mention the rain & snow ) to arrive at the barrack ( usually right after taps) just in time to spend 2 hours waiting for the arms room to open up ( for what that was worth ) and the rest of the night scrubbing that GD M-16. If I never shoot one again it'll be too soon.
Two of the rifles I was issued were Colt's I saw no difference between them and the Harrington Righard's I was issued at Ft. Carson.
I had 2 A-1s ( full auto) and 3 A-2s ( three round burst)
Never had any reliability issues W/ any of them. Obviously the price was right and the Ammunition was free as well.
The problem was every time I got to shoot one it meant I had to lose sleep ( & maybe my day off) get up in the middle of the night, ride halfway across Germany ( or Fort Lewis, or Fort Carson or Fort Sill) usually in a snow storm or a rainstorm. get to the range at 4 am and wait till 9 for range control to get done W/ PT and open the range ( did I mention the rain and snow) Eat a nasty MRE for breakfast , a NASTIER MRE for lunch and suck it up for dinner. spend at least 12 hours on the range ( not counting drive time) to shoot 49 rounds usually in a foxhole full of mud & the ocassional rattlesnake and climb back in the Duece & a half ( did I mention the rain & snow ) to arrive at the barrack ( usually right after taps) just in time to spend 2 hours waiting for the arms room to open up ( for what that was worth ) and the rest of the night scrubbing that GD M-16. If I never shoot one again it'll be too soon.
bananaman
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Any gun that I hated to shoot, is no longer with me! There are too many guns out there that I would like to have. Bob
I have a definite LOVE/HATE relationship with my beloved 340PD which is my EDC. I qualified with this gun (CPL) back 14 years ago to the tune of about 150 rounds of 357 Mag. My hand still hasn't forgiven me but the scars have healed.
I still practice with it religiously (90% w/38 sp) and love it for what it is - very lightweight, concealable, and powerful. It's in my pocket every day.
I still practice with it religiously (90% w/38 sp) and love it for what it is - very lightweight, concealable, and powerful. It's in my pocket every day.
LVSteve
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Still chuckling. Bookmarked for posterity.
LVSteve
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Don't get a Mosin Nagant M38, M44, 91/38 or 91/59 as a replacement. They're worse.
Mine would a Mooberg 835 turkey gun. It's not that I hate this firearm but I most likely will never shoot it again. I used it turkey hunting in the spring of 2015 and I take a nice 25 pounder and at the same time I broke the Scapula in my shoulder, witch took a bone graft a steel plate and a year to fix it. I know not the guns fault mine, just not thinking. But it does have a heavy recoil. I shoot 458s,375s, my every day is a 338 but that shotgun kicks like Joes mule.
km101
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.460 Weatherby.....'Nuf said.
Was it uphill both ways?
A Kel-Tec P-11, and a Bulgarian Makarov. Neither one were "bad" for a few rounds, but they would sneak up on me, and after 50 rounds or so, my arm would tingle from the wrist to the elbow.
After the experience with the P-11, I tried to swear off small 9mm's, but got bit by the Ruger LC9 bug. I figured it would be as bad, if not worse, being a single stack, but I was surprised as all get out. The Ruger never bothered me.
After the experience with the P-11, I tried to swear off small 9mm's, but got bit by the Ruger LC9 bug. I figured it would be as bad, if not worse, being a single stack, but I was surprised as all get out. The Ruger never bothered me.
stonebuster
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Dieseltech56
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I have a few .445 super mag contender barrels that I do not enjoy shooting. I have a 500 10.5 inch PC and a 454 casull super black hawk and I don't mind them at all. The 445 in a contender rested off a bench I just don't care for
I've never considered myself a recoil sensitive guy as I used to shoot lots of the belted Magnums and elephant-bashing Weatherby cartridges pretty regularly but for some reason my old 870 Police Magnum with slugs seems pretty unpleasant to me.
LVSteve
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What didn't you like about it?
Rosco Shooter
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One of my friends had a Ruger (I can't remember the model) in .454 Casul. I shot one cylinder full and gave it back to him as every time I fired it, my middle finger got WACKED by the trigger guard
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Had a Browning A5 that kicked me really bad. Shot a round of clays with it and my shoulder was black and blue down to my elbow. It was accurate for about 20 shots. I was sick at the time, with a bleeding problem of which I wasn't aware, so I was easily bruised. Still am, since I'm taking blood thinners.
A lot of people, even on the Walther board don't like the recoil and slide bite of the .380 PPKs. I've got one in .32 and two in .380, one being a PPK-S and I don't find either the slide bite or the recoil to be a problem, and I'm recoil sensitive. I don't shoot a hundred rounds at a time, but I've never particularly noticed the recoil...it'd a bit sharp, but nothing like my J-Frame Smiths. The .32 is sweet to shoot. J-Frames are definitely unpleasant.
The worst recoiling handgun I ever shot was a original .44 magnum Contender with the short octagonal barrel. With reloads. It would raise my gun arm from 9 O'clock to 12.
A lot of people, even on the Walther board don't like the recoil and slide bite of the .380 PPKs. I've got one in .32 and two in .380, one being a PPK-S and I don't find either the slide bite or the recoil to be a problem, and I'm recoil sensitive. I don't shoot a hundred rounds at a time, but I've never particularly noticed the recoil...it'd a bit sharp, but nothing like my J-Frame Smiths. The .32 is sweet to shoot. J-Frames are definitely unpleasant.
The worst recoiling handgun I ever shot was a original .44 magnum Contender with the short octagonal barrel. With reloads. It would raise my gun arm from 9 O'clock to 12.
My Enfield #5 Jungle Carbine hits my shoulder pretty hard
It only goes about 200 rounds or so without needing some sort of repair. Except for that small detail, I actually like shooting it. After the 4th trip back to the factory, I retired it.
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If I had one that I hated to shoot, I would get rid of it. Life's too short.
VaTom
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Never hated to shoot any so far but most uncomfortable recoil was High Standard 12 gauge riot shotgun we carried in mid 1970s. Late 1970s we went to Remington 870s. Downside was barrel was too long to use old style vertical stand up rack in patrol cars. High Standard was short enough to use the vertical rack. Went to Chevrolet Malibu patrol car in 1979 which had lower roof than old Dodge and Plymouths.
OLDSTER
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Any Airweight J frame, regardless of ammo. I've owned at least 1/2 dozen over the years, and could never cozy up to them.
rbrbrb6
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Ruger Redhawk. The configuration of the grip frame does NOT play well with my right thumb that I broke years ago. Had a beautiful one in 41 mag and one cylinder full and it went for sale.
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