Worst Recoiling Handgun You Own

[Marshal Tom]

My M&P 340 with Mags in it. I only shot a few but carry it with SB Gold Dot .38's.

 

[Old cop]

My 340PD, loaded w/full power .357, is like catching a 90 MPH fastball barehanded. I sent 5 rounds of magnum loads downrange when I first got it and nothing but standard pressure & +P since. To me it kicked harder than a full sized .44 magnum.

 

[KalamazooKid]

My 340PD, loaded w/full power .357, is like catching a 90 MPH fastball barehanded. I sent 5 rounds of magnum loads downrange when I first got it and nothing but standard pressure & +P since. To me it kicked harder than a full sized .44 magnum.

This! I qualified for my carry license with mine about 13 years ago. 100+ magnum rounds later my hand was bloodied. [emoji30]

 

[lkabug]

My S&W 500 is pretty bad with medium to full loads. However of all the guns I own, only my 340PD with heavy self defense loads has ever bloodied my fingers.
I had to put Tammer grips on, which made a big difference.

 

[jmace57]

In my case, it's one I USED to own - a Femaru Model 37 in .380. Just truly unpleasant to shoot.

The one I enjoyed the least that I didn't own? Shooting my bro-in-law's Taurus Judge with 410 shotshells.

 

[typetwelve]

It always think of the HP-to-weight ratio thing. It's not necessarily the size of the caliber, but the build and weight of the firearm.

I've shot many firearms in my time, many hard kicking revolvers up to a 500 S&W.

To this day, nothing actually hurt my hand like a Kel Tec PF9 my dad used to own. I'm not sure what kind of ammo he was running in it, but a couple of magazines literally bruised my palm for days afterwards. It stung when I was shooting it but it was really sore the next day.

I was shocked, truth be told.

 

[Glouglou]

MY 30/30 contender.
***!!!!

 

[Model52guy]

My most punishing one is this Wildey in 45 wildey magnum. It is the 475 wildey necked down to 45. Standard load is a 300 grain bullet with 22 grains of blue dot. Not really fun to shoot.

 

[Old cop]

This! I qualified for my carry license with mine about 13 years ago. 100+ magnum rounds later my hand was bloodied. [emoji30]

Please understand I'm not calling you out but I am curious as to why you didn't use .38 standard pressure to qualify. I'm guessing there was some rule about that where you are.

 

[1911luvr]

I finally sold my Ruger Super Redhawk .44mag. It was great with .44 specials, but with .300 grain Buffalo Bore or even hot .240 grain loads it felt like getting hit in the palm with a ball peen hammer.


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[Rgbonej]

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

 

[bbqncigars]

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. ;-)

 

[rbrbrb6]

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.

 

[silentflyer]

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.

 

[elm_creek_smith]

Model 65 with combat Pachmayrs when shooting full house 357 loads. A close second is my LC9s with 147gr loads. Something about the narrow grip just gets my bony hands.

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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[kaaskop49]

My most uncomfortable revolver is a M-24-3, 6 inch. With 8 gr of Unique it really jumps. I think it is because it has that tapered bbl which really lightens the revolver. The worse recoiling firearm I own is a '98 model Winchester M-94 in .44 Mag. With that big hole in the bbl it feel like a BB gun. When you touch off a hot .44 it kicks the snot out of you. Almost impossible to shoot off the bench.
SWCA 892

^^^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...

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

 

[BigBill]

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.

 

[GeorgeD]

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.

 

[Linejudgemick]

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.

 

[LVSteve]

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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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.