Hardest recoiling 12ga 3'' magnum load

Yep. A 3", 1 3/4 oz turkey load at about 1300 fps is almost double the projectile weight, and probably faster too.

+1 on the turkey load.

And secretly he went home and iced down his shoulder with a bag of frozen peas.

Has your friend considered seeing a mental health professional

rc

Brenneke 3 Inch Black Magic Slugs (1 3/8 ounce) for smoothbores or Brenneke 3 Inch Magnum Crush Slugs (1 1/2 ounce) for rifled barrels.

Let him shoot one of those in a single shot H&R or that coach gun and I'll bet he will change his tune quick on recoil. The Magnum Crush Slugs are advertised as weighing 666 Grains .

If he says those don't kick, look at www.dixieslugs.com

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

In my experience with my Lupara (played around when it was barely legal length--still waiting for my stamp from early Feb) is it payload weight much more than velocity. 15 pellet 1 7/8 oz 00 loads have a good kick, 2 oz Turkey or #4 Buck loads too. Slugs are pretty gentle in comparison.

Mike

I do not think the difference in brands of heavy loads matter as much as the shotgun firing it. there is quite a difference with the same load in other shotguns

I have a partial box left of ammo I bought in 1993 to shoot through my new 870 Express. I gave 2 to my uncle - he shot one and gave the other one back. He fired it in a light pump too.

Remington 3" Premier Magnum 2-ounce at 1200 fps.

I wanted something with kick to impress my friends and relatives, but overdid it. I went back to my father's standard turkey round - high brass #6 in 20 ga.

I'm not a masochist so i sold the only 12ga I owned that would take 3" shells. I did play with it a lot while i had it and it was the magnum 00 rounds that were the worst. I think they were 15 pellet. Oh and when you offer them to him feel free to have your full choke tubes in they should add a bit of spice.

I own a 12 gauge 3.5"gas gun. It will NEVER see 3 or 3.5"shells - ever. It won't even see heavy 12 gauge 2-3/4"shells. In fact, it is downright sweet to shoot with my 3/4oz reloads running right at 1210 fps thank you very much.

If your friend is trying to act macho, you might also give him the name of a good ortho shoulder surgeon - he'll need one sooner or later

Honestly.... My benelli takes up to 3.5 and the turkey loads are the only loads I shoot over 2.75.

try a 3" slug in a Encore that will do it

LeonCarr said:

Brenneke 3 Inch Black Magic Slugs (1 3/8 ounce) for smoothbores or Brenneke 3 Inch Magnum Crush Slugs (1 1/2 ounce) for rifled barrels.

Let him shoot one of those in a single shot H&R or that coach gun and I'll bet he will change his tune quick on recoil. The Magnum Crush Slugs are advertised as weighing 666 Grains .

If he says those don't kick, look at www.dixieslugs.com

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

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This is it for 3 in. The hardest recoiling 2 3/4 slugs I've found are the Special Forces slugs by Brenneke.

One thing to consider when shooting huge recoil ammo in any form is the very real possibility of getting a detached retina from the recoil - not something you want to have happen

I doubt it's as potent as some, but I shot some federal tru-ball slugs that I thought were stout. 2-3/4", 1oz. @ 1600fps. Hand it to him and say, "oh this won't be bad..."

But I don't know really - it might be chump change compared to some of these other loads...

2 1/4 oz Active.

I lost three teeth by shooting a turkey left handed using a 2 1/4 oz Active 3". I have shot Ultra Mags, a 338 win mag, and a 458, but I have never been stomped as bad as I was by those Actives. I think, (read, hope and pray), that they are not made now.

You talk about KICK, try my H&R single barrel 10 gauge, 3.5 in. magnum, 2 3/8 oz. of #6 shot, damn near takes your shoulder off, it is definitely to darn much for this old country boy...............

My regular turkey load is 2 ounces of #4, 3" that I shoot from my ~7lb Mossberg 500. Sure it kicks some, but it's a slow, steady push you can roll with. I've shot a 300 Weatherby Magnum that was far less pleasant to shoot.

One time I did make the mistake of touching one of the turkey loads off when I was all twisted up and had my right shoulder leaning on a tree. Now that hurt. I won't make that mistake again!

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One thing to consider when shooting huge recoil ammo in any form is the very real possibility of getting a detached retina from the recoil - not something you want to have happen

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A number of gun writers and big game hunters have experienced detached retinas but that is mostly from big overbore magnum rifles.

Actually the prognosis is very good for reattachment.

Mike

Talking about recoil has anyone shot a 600 Nitro Express, well I did about 30 years ago, and I just recently stopped flinching while shooting a .22LR. It was an old Holland & Holland SXS rifle made in England around the turn of the century. Now that is one a$$ kicking round.

Az Mike - and some of these uber shotgun loads approach some of the big bores in the recoil department. I have enough issues with eyes to add that to the equation

I've owned a couple of the 3 1/2" pumps, Benelli Nova and 870 supermag. The 3 1/2" steel loads were stout, but tolerable. The lead turkey loads I tried in them were just too much. Never seen a turkey I wanted to shoot bad enough to put up with that much recoil. I've fired a 416 Rigby and 458 WM that were much easier on recoil to me. Part of that was a 9-10 lb rifle compared to a 7 lb shotgun.