Starter52
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Mauser HsC pistol in .380
Exactly, I first got a .38 special 642. Then got a LCP. The LCP was tame in comparison to even many standard pressure .38's in an airweight. +P? Forget about it.I have an LCP and don't think it's too bad. What was bad was the .38 Spl LCR I traded in for it. The recoil was far worse than the full-power .357 magnum loads that I shoot in my Blackhawk.
I found the PPK unpleasant AND unreliable.While it may not be the worst recoil wise a PPK/S .380 is the most disappointing gun I've owned. Something so darn good looking shouldn't be so darn unpleasant to use.
.I found the PPK unpleasant AND unreliable.
My wife’s aunt carries a 38 LCR and she is quick and good with it. She will snap it out empty it and put it back in her purse fully loaded in about 30 seconds. I have shot it. Pleasant is not one of the terms that comes to mind, but that 125lb lady isn’t phased by it.I have an LCP and don't think it's too bad. What was bad was the .38 Spl LCR I traded in for it. The recoil was far worse than the full-power .357 magnum loads that I shoot in my Blackhawk.
You can get used to the airweights. I don't mind it except with heavy +P, such as Underwood or Buffalo Bore. Basic .38 special is a handful but manageable.My wife’s aunt carries a 38 LCR and she is quick and good with it. She will snap it out empty it and put it back in her purse fully loaded in about 30 seconds. I have shot it. Pleasant is not one of the terms that comes to mind, but that 125lb lady isn’t phased by it.
Right, I can handle heavy recoil, but except for occasional shooting of heavy stuff I profer moderate powered calibers and/or appropriate power to mass/size ratio. That's one reason 9mm is a good caliber, or .38 special.Probably a turkey load. I still shoot them when I need to, but it's not enjoyable. I don't even pattern them because it's so unenjoyable, I just keep it under 40 yards or so to be safe.
It's not that I can't handle high amounts of recoil, it's that I simply don't want to. Hell, I've been trying to rationalize dropping down from a .308 hunting rifle to a .243. If .243 ammo were as cheap and available as the .308 I would've made the switch already.
They made a .45-70 one too lol. Some cartridges are just ridiculous in derringers or airweight revolvers. I'm a firm believer that for example magnums don't belong in airweight revolvers. Too much.Back in the early 90s I shot a .44 magnum American Derringer with full power 240 Remington jsp in it, thought it had dislocated my thumb little bugger was plumb nasty
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I've long wondered how those things don't simply explode. So much boom out of such a small boomstick.They made a .45-70 one too
Broke your collarbone? Ouch. You have me beat.For me it was an 18# Thomas Bland 4 bore. Wasn't holding it correctly. Broke my collarbone.