I have found my limit

[sodacan]

I sold my 44 magnum revolvers long ago for several reasons:

1. Ammo is pricey and I don't reload.
2. The rush was gone, and it wasn't so much fun anymore.
3. I discovered 45acp revolvers. They make a bigger hole, and I can hit practically
everything I aim at.
4. I was offered a stupid amount of money for my 44 magnum revolvers. Took it and
ran.

Shoot what you like and like what you shoot.

 

[44wheelman]

Full mag loads out of a 4” 29 is my max threshold. I have a midrange load that I really enjoy out of my 6” gun. Believe it’s around 1200 fps.

My 8” Dan Wesson 445 Supermag is easy to shoot. The 445 is a couple hundred fps faster, but the mass of the gun swallows up that & more. Let a guy at the range shoot it:” hmmm, I was expecting more”. Ya, but, these are just my standard 240gr loads, wait til bring out the 315gr loads.

As for the desert eagle, it was okay, but the brass kept hitting me in the head. A crescent moon cut in the middle of my forehead, and the fact it was shooting a couple inches high & right at 25yds made me think; meh…I can find something more fun.

 

[dave1918a2]

Over the years, like the last 40 or so, I have had 7 Freedom Arms 454's, a 475 and a 500 Linebaugh, a 45 Linebaugh. i shot them all the time and have no Arthritis. At almost 77 I still enjoy the big bore hand guns. Even the little ones like My 44, and 41 magnums. I still enjoy other shooters coming by and asking Me 'What the XXXX are You shooting?' Once in a while one will take My offer to try it.

 

[Echo40]

I've yet to discover my limit in terms of felt recoil, but then again, I really don't have any intention of testing my limitations either, so I may never know.

So far, the hardest-kicking Handguns I've ever shot were entry level Magnums, no 454s, .460s, or .500s.

I've shot a Taurus 605 Snubnose .357 Magnum, a Taurus Judge Magnum with 3" .410 Shotshells, .45LC +P, and my H&K USP45 Elite with .45 Super.

The 605 Snubnose and Judge with +Ps were the most potent in terms of felt recoil, but nowhere near what I would consider my limit. Still, plenty powerful enough for any purpose that I might have, so anything more would just be me trying it out for kicks and giggles.

The hardest-kicking long gun I've ever fired was my Mossberg 590 Shockwave 12 Gauge, which is definitely got some serious jolt to it, but surprisingly not as bad as folks would lead you to believe that a pistol grip scattergun might be.

Still, I cannot imagine wanting to shoot something with much more kick than a Shockwave with 3" Magnum Slugs, so I'd just as soon call it my limit.

 

[Dvus]

When I graduated high school, I rewarded myself with a Super Blackhawk, and soon learned the value of reloading. I quickly settled on a 220 gr Sierra bullet in front of a huge amount (read way over max listed charges) of H110. The gun loved them, and I could easily hit an 8" target at 100 yards offhand with it. I put thousands upon thousands of these rounds through that SB, and had to be careful where I shot them to not start a grass fire (yes it did happen once.) Now at age 54, the arthritis is so bad that some days I can't even hold that big revolver, let alone shoot it. I pushed it to the very limits, and it held up way better than I did.

 

[BloodyThumb]

I drew the line at the top barrel on one of these.

 

[drumminor2nd]

.44 Magnum in a 4" 69 with the hard rubber factory grips was too much for me. It's much better with .44 specials or even with the big chonky Hogue grips (please, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the difference between the $20 wraparound Hogue Tamers and the always out-of-stock $40 S&W branded Hogue grips off the 500 that most people tout for the 69 is just the logo).

 

[Rustyt1953]

I gave up subjecting myself to brutal recoil many years ago when I stopped hunting engine blocks.

 

[Trooper224]

When I was younger I didn't have a limit, which is why I have arthritis today, at 56. These days, a load sending a 240/250 grain SWC downrange at 900-1000 feet per second is more my jam. The guns and I are both getting old, no need to beat either up.