Repetitive stress injuries are not subjective.Recoil and tolerance is completely subjective. What one can endure/withstand is absolutely in the mind of the shooter. Mind over matter
Repetitive stress injuries are not subjective.Recoil and tolerance is completely subjective. What one can endure/withstand is absolutely in the mind of the shooter. Mind over matter
That's right, like hearing damage. Whether you 'think' you're damaging yourself or not is irrelevant. Those who think they're bulletproof will eventually find out the hard way.Repetitive stress injuries are not subjective.
---I have an original model blackhawk in .44mag that I've never warmed up to. That thing jams the back of the trigger guard into my second finger knuckle something terrible. I can barely get through one cylinder full. .44 special isn't much better either. Something about my huge hands and the frame size of that gun don't go well together.
The last 150 fps is what makes all the difference. With a 240 grain bullet, 1150 fps is easily attainable with medium burn rate powders which run about 10-12 grains. Going up to 1300 fps requires slow burning powders in the 20-23 grain range, and provide about twice the recoil and muzzle blast. The only benefit of the heavier load is on very heavy big game, and then only with premium bullets which don't lose shape and drive deep. Just about any 240 grain cast semi-wadcutter or WFN, or any 240 grain jacketed bullet at 1050-1150 will kill deer sized soft skinned game all day long with good shot placement.
Suit yourself.In my 460, I'm pushing those 240g projectiles to a hair under 2000 fps...and the recoil from those is fierce, even with the weight of the gun.
you should give a reference so we can "try it".Following MAX PRASAC's instruction in proper hold of a large bore revolver cured all my issues with "recoil". Try it.
The subject of the thread is heavy recoil.it depends. jerry miculek is still shooting after 3 million rounds (his estimate).
Good idea if you can do it, but repetitive stress injuries are not always conducive to that. My left knee didn't start hurting from running until it was too late.if recoil starts hurting, make it stop hurting.
I have an original model blackhawk in .44mag that I've never warmed up to. That thing jams the back of the trigger guard into my second finger knuckle something terrible. I can barely get through one cylinder full. .44 special isn't much better either.
Repetitive stress injuries are not subjective.
no, it is not "heavy recoil". anything out of a ten inch super redhawk is not heavy recoil (subjective this?). the subject is 44 magnum recoil. jerry was into 44 magnum before he started with smith and wesson. and with all that cumulative recoil, he still shoots the heavy rounds out of big handguns.The subject of the thread is heavy recoil.
It is objectively measurable."felt recoil" is subjective,
Comfort, yes. but "tolerability", in term of susceptibility to stress injury, is not subjective at ll. It is a function of the individual,'s physical make-up the grip shape, and the recoil.atleast in terms of its comfort & tolerability.
That bears repeating.Technique will also have a significant bearing on it. Not only how one perceives recoil but how one physically withstands it. If you shoot a .500 with locked elbows, like Ayoob shooting a Glock, you're going to strain things you shouldn't be straining and it'll cause pain and potentially injury at some point. Proper technique, allowing the wrist, elbows and shoulders to absorb the recoil will not only be more comfortable short term but less likely to induce injury long term.
Technique will also have a significant bearing on it. Not only how one perceives recoil but how one physically withstands it. If you shoot a .500 with locked elbows, like Ayoob shooting a Glock, you're going to strain things you shouldn't be straining and it'll cause pain and potentially injury at some point. Proper technique, allowing the wrist, elbows and shoulders to absorb the recoil will not only be more comfortable short term but less likely to induce injury long term.
you should give a reference so we can "try it".
murf
---The big bore Blackhawks and Super Blackhawks loaded full throttle will help you ready your life for recoil. ;-)
---I remember reading Ross Seyfried mention when he's shooting full power .475 and .500 Linebaugh out of the Bisley frames, he only shoots a few rounds at an outing, just enough to make sure the bullets are going where he wants them to. Numbers like the .454 Casull out of a DA Super Redhawk frame are downright unpleasant to shoot with full power ammunition, particularly from a bench. I usually don't go more than 18 or 24 shots at a time with that stuff.