Rednecks....we love us some recoil....

[6pack]

I'll start this by saying that my favorite round is and always has been the .44RemMag.

I can thank my Uncle Bill and Dirty Harry for bringing me into the fold at the age of 10.

That being said, I also fully appreciate other rounds.

My two 5-shot S&W wheelguns:

Love 'em both.

Both are pusscats to shoot, too.


Me and a buddy one cold day at the range a few months ago. Gotta love weekdays off and plenty of 440gr loads to burn up.

I was at our favorite local gunshop with my son, who first saw this monstrosity of a handgun on the shelf. I shot a pic and texted it to my buddy.

3 hours later he texted me a pic of the same gun.....in his truckseat. He'd slipped in there and bought it.

Over the next few days I did some serious research on the .500S&W and this gun in particular. I called my local gunshop owner and told him I had to have one, too. 4 days later.....I had my limited edition PC version, too. Sweetest trigger and finish I've ever had on any handgun.

I can't wait to hunt with it this coming deer season. Love shooting this monster. Hearing protection is the only way to hunt with it, though.


Anyway....we were finished with the serious shooting of the day and just goofing around. I'd just added a DroidX phone to my EDC and it was too easy to shot vids and instantly upload to youtube. Dangerously easy.

We love some recoil.


YouTube - ‪Shooting two S&W 500 Bone Collectors‬‏



YouTube - ‪SHOOTING TWO S&W 500 BONE COLLECTORS -JAKE‬‏



Unrelated but shot the same day.....if you are looking for a shotgun that absolutely kills recoil....I mean completely kills it: Beretta Xtrema2 with KickOFF system. Taking this gun home with me ranked up there with taking home that puppy you've alwasy wanted....and knowing that you'd be best friends for the next decade or more. I can't recomend these scatterguns enough. Bad medicine for anything furred or feathered.

These same 3.5" magnum turkey loads will self eject from most pump shotguns I've fired them in. They simply pound your butt. Follow up shots from my Benelli Supernova is a tough chore. This Benelli is well built to handle recoil, too. It's just that this shell rocks you back and pushes the barrel up and offline. Not so in this little 'retta. Best money I've ever spent. Duck loads are a breeze....stays on target.

YouTube - ‪Shooting Xtrema2 3.5" Winchester Supreme Turkey loads‬‏


YouTube - ‪Shooting Xtrema2 3.5" Winchester Supreme Turkey loads‬‏

 

[DeathGrip]

You guys handled the recoil well but I noticed that swinging it up to aim got a little tiresome towards the end.

I saw your Schnauzer video.Totally busted.

 

[seagill]

Looked like fun, but next time I want to see you fire them both at the same time!

 

[JoseyWales2]

Now you just need to get yourself a couple of quick-draw holsters and you'll be set!!

 

[Andy Griffith]

Those long barrels have just a little bit compared to the snubbies!!! You need a snub .500 to experience real recoil and some of the 440grain Cor-bons.

 

[michael thornton]

im getting old i guess ,i dont like to have my cap knocked off my head

 

[don95sml]

im getting old i guess ,i dont like to have my cap knocked off my head

Glad to see at least one other opinion similar to mine. I see no point in and get no thrill from firing guns with excessive recoil. So my .44s only are fed .44 Specials and my .357s only see .38 Specials. I'd rather concentrate on accuracy than firepower.

 

[6pack]

Glad to see at least one other opinion similar to mine. I see no point in and get no thrill from firing guns with excessive recoil. So my .44s only are fed .44 Specials and my .357s only see .38 Specials. I'd rather concentrate on accuracy than firepower.

To each his own. I can see where you'd enjoy shooting the heavier magnum gun with the lighter "special" loads. The extra weight really does snuff off the recoil.

I want the performance offered by the full magnum payload in both guns for hunting purposes.


I don't find the recoil of magnum loads to be "excessive" in any of my guns, though. Like the poster above said, these long barrels and brakes kill it pretty good. The shotgun is designed to do the same.

The accuracy is there, too. I assure you.

I should have labelled the thread "Killing recoil through gun design" or something of that nature.