Worst Recoiling Handgun You Own

[schutzen-jager]

don't laugh !

just can't hold onto my NAA mini revolver -

 

[epj]

NAA standard .22 Magnum revolver. Very hard to control muzzle flip. Muzzle blast is devastating also.

 

[LittleCooner]

my most recoiling revolver still around is probably the 3 inch Trail Boss 629. the two bull dogs (charter arms) and the S & W 396 are not so bad with the 44 special. Last year I disposed of the most *** I have ever purchased, which was a model 69, 12-15 inch groups at 15 yards, *** and most recoil I have ever fired.

 

[Sgt 45]

American Derringer with full house .44 Mag - Just nasty and the barrel is oversize so anything tumbles within 5 feet. I was told that they did that in the early days to avoid breaking wrists. Next would be a M 60-15 with full 158gr bullets and yes the 340PD can be unpleasant.

 

[Sgt911]

So bad I dumped mine for a loss. Worst pistol I've had the misfortune to own. AMT made some real dogs!

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Me too, hated that thing

 

[ltgem612]

for all those who gave up on the J frame 340pd, 342 pd(both of which I own) did you try mid range 148 grain wadcutters in them? When the muzzle velocity goes down to around 600-700fps so does the recoil. And secondly what did you replace them with?

 

[DWalt]

Easy for me. The Charter Arms .44 Bulldog with factory wooden grips. Even standard factory .44 Special loads are uncomfortable to shoot. I bought a pair of oversized Pachmayr rubber grips, and handload lightly for it using 180 grain lead bullets.

 

[Daniel Howe]

Do muzzle loaders count? This is a .69 caliber pistol my father made, just add 90 of black powder, a lead ball, cap and hang on.

 

[Simson-Suhl]

Freedom Arms Custom Shop 454 Casull, fixed sights, 43/4 inch barrel.

 

[LVSteve]

Freedom Arms Custom Shop 454 Casull, fixed sights, 43/4 inch barrel.

My wrist feels tweaky just reading that.

 

[Sistema1927]

Polish P64 in 9x18. It hurts every time that I fire that pistol.

Funny thing is, both the Makarov and the CZ82 in the same caliber are a pleasure to shoot. The ergonomics of the P64 are non existent.

 

[sigp220.45]

329PD. Not bad with .44 Specials, but will really get your attention with the full-strength stuff.

 

[Chubbo]

TC Contener 45/70

Many years ago, when I saw the need to test my recoil tolerance, I would run a few rounds of 30/30 Win., or .223 through a TC Contender, and ether would satisfy my apatite for recoil. One TC Contender that I always held in reserve, if more recoil was ever felt needed, is a Contender, set up with a 45/70 barrel. Now 40 years later, I have arthritis, even in my hair, and I can't even fire my .38 special revolvers, and that 45/70 Contender, is still sitting, Unfired, in my gun safe, along with the worse recoiling handgun that I ever did fire, my little lightweight AMT .380.

Chubbo

 

[scooter123]

I don't have any handguns that are uncomfortable to shoot so it's very difficult to call one the "worst". If we use Ease of Control as the benchmark them my "Worst" is my no dash model 36 flat latch. The grips are so tiny that after every shot I have to readjust my grip.

 

[1775usmarine]

Shotgun for me is a Remington 1100 LT 20 chambered in 3in mag. Rifle would be VZ2008 when I had the folding stock installed, still hits a little hard with the wooden stock since it is still a light weight rifle. Handgun would be CZ 52 as the trigger is a little sharp on the edges.

 

[ACORN]

Worst one I've ever owned or shot was a Contender .44 mag with the early skinny, octagonal barrel. I shot some hot reloads from it to get the brass...I didn't reload them and have no idea what they were loaded with....someone gave them to me. (A dumb move; I don't recommend it.) To illustrate: if I shot it with the gun pointed at 9 o'clock, the recoil would push my arm up to 12. I sold it. The ones I have now aren't what you'd consider punishing, but among those that are less comfortable is my J-frame airweight .38 special with +P rounds. Hard to hold on to.

A guy came in with a .44 mag Contender into a shop I used to frequent complaining about the recoil. We couldn't see why there would be much difference be this guy had other .44s but he said it was brutal. The owner began examining the gun and checked the bore. He asked the customer if he had the wrench for the internal choke insert for shooting shot shells. The guy looked at him totally dumbfounded. Seems he was firing .429" factory loaded rounds through about a .375 restriction.
The worst I ever shot was a custom cherry red ported XP100 in some kind of cut down Winchester magnum caliber. There was no real lift when firing. Only straight back recoil. Kind of like punching a wall. The customer gave my buddy and me 3 rounds to fire. He fired the first and quit. I fired the second and reluctantly the third. Glad we only had 3.

 

[Bigborgel]

With my old, arthritic hands, my Sig P232 in 380 really hurt my wrists. No more straight blowback designs for me.

 

[silentflyer]

As noted above by others, an original Thompson Contender with the thin wall octagonal .44 Magnum barrel, and a .45 Long Colt thin octagonal wall a close second.
Traded both of them off years ago for more moderate calibers, never a seconds regret.
Just not into pain and the years and a bit of arthritis now only make it worse.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

S&W factory grips do not fit me at all. Even a N frame firing 38 Specials is uncomfortable.

 

[austintexas]

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.
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