BothellBob
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No, H!ll No, and No way. Pain is God's way of telling you to STOP that. But then, at my age I prefer slow women, slow cars and sloe gin.
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Anyone else enjoy heavy recoil sometimes?
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J-Bar
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On those days when I simply must hurt the targets, my .45 Colts with 250 grain cast lead bullets over a case full of black powder are very satisfying.
And loud.
And smoky.
And loud.
And smoky.
Claymore1500
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Aside from the several milsurp rifles, I love to shoot my 6.5 inch blackhawk, .357 mag. home grown "thermonuclear" loads, my 7.5 inch super blackhawk, .44mag. and the american deringer .45acp, but to top off my day, I like to shoot my 10 inch TC contender, 30.30 win.
And if I may say so, I wish I had the $$$$$$$ to purchase the TC encor 30.06, but alas, I don't see it comming any time soon.
I once shot a rifle that I tried to talk the owner out of, he was a gunsmith, with a ruger #1 that he wild catted,, .458win.mag, necked down to .270 he used it for elk, and he told me that it chronied at just under 6000fps, That puppy could kick.
And if I may say so, I wish I had the $$$$$$$ to purchase the TC encor 30.06, but alas, I don't see it comming any time soon.
I once shot a rifle that I tried to talk the owner out of, he was a gunsmith, with a ruger #1 that he wild catted,, .458win.mag, necked down to .270 he used it for elk, and he told me that it chronied at just under 6000fps, That puppy could kick.
Loosedhorse
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Very much.
For my shooting buddies, I sometimes load a 460 XVR with a .45 Colt cowboy load, .45 Colt SD load, .45 Colt hunting load, .454 Casull and .460. I demonstrate one cylinder, and then hand them the gun once it's reloaded. I tell them, "Shoot for as long as it's fun, then stop." Most stop at 3, but a few shoot all 5. And smile!
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise: repeated shooting with heavy handgun loads requires proper technique and proper equipment: shooting gloves, rubber grips. After that, it's like a lot of sports: have fun, but know when to stop!
To me, heavy rifles are eaier than heavy handguns: you can get a pretty good approximation of my heaviest-recoil rifle just by shooting slugs out of a 12 gauge pump.
For my shooting buddies, I sometimes load a 460 XVR with a .45 Colt cowboy load, .45 Colt SD load, .45 Colt hunting load, .454 Casull and .460. I demonstrate one cylinder, and then hand them the gun once it's reloaded. I tell them, "Shoot for as long as it's fun, then stop." Most stop at 3, but a few shoot all 5. And smile!
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise: repeated shooting with heavy handgun loads requires proper technique and proper equipment: shooting gloves, rubber grips. After that, it's like a lot of sports: have fun, but know when to stop!
To me, heavy rifles are eaier than heavy handguns: you can get a pretty good approximation of my heaviest-recoil rifle just by shooting slugs out of a 12 gauge pump.
Furncliff
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Nope.
jcwit
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OH PAIN, I love it. Thats why I have those oxycodone pills to take it away.
Equestrian
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yes!!! ITS FUN half the fun of M44 is kick but overall flash and blast are even better makes friends 22's seem well kinda silly. i always thought it was a tim allen thing more power!! bring it!
oneounceload
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Some of us have gotten past the teenage years and realize that recoil is a serious, debilitating situation that is not to be made fun of or ignored - when you get a little older and you can't raise your arm above your shoulder, of every morning you have to work through the "tingling" in your hand and shoulder, then you'll realize it isn't such a good thing
BTDT
BTDT
SpeedAKL
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Yep, its fun in short doses. Not really a fan of dealing with it over and over again though.
FROGO207
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I just love the fire belching mule kickin big calibers.
500 S&W and 500NE are my biggies for me as of late.
Next up will be a 50 BMG
500 S&W and 500NE are my biggies for me as of late.
Next up will be a 50 BMG
jcwit
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[QUOTESome of us have gotten past the teenage years and realize that recoil is a serious, debilitating situation that is not to be made fun of or ignored - when you get a little older and you can't raise your arm above your shoulder, of every morning you have to work through the "tingling" in your hand and shoulder, then you'll realize it isn't such a good thing
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How true, how true.
Oh the folly of youth!
Glad I was able to make it to the wisdom of oid age.
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How true, how true.
Oh the folly of youth!
Glad I was able to make it to the wisdom of oid age.
seasmoke
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Camp porch fun...
Both of my brothers own a S&W 500. When I feel the need for some heavy recoil, I,ll put down the Cetme...Load the hand cannon with some 525grns and let fly. That will quench the urge for a couple of weeks
Both of my brothers own a S&W 500. When I feel the need for some heavy recoil, I,ll put down the Cetme...Load the hand cannon with some 525grns and let fly. That will quench the urge for a couple of weeks
If I could afford it, I'd buy one of these in a heartbeat. I'd probably only take it to the range once or twice a year, but still...
http://www.anzioironworks.com/MAG-FED-20MM-RIFLE.htm
Chris "the Kayak-Man" Johnson
http://www.anzioironworks.com/MAG-FED-20MM-RIFLE.htm
Chris "the Kayak-Man" Johnson
Badlander
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My favorite gun is my 45-70. My handloads breath fire. I grin every time I pull the triger.
It's good to know how to use these hard kicking weapons but when you have a bad back and a bad right shoulder, the fun wears off fast but the right scenario, I wouldn't hesitate a minute to pull out my MAK90 or my SKS. They say the Mosin's kick like a mule, so I'll have to pass on this rifle unless it comes my way for very cheap or free. I'm not into S & M as far as pain!!
JT
JT
jcwit
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You'll get older and wiser. Mayhap medicine will make advancements to take the neverending pain away in the future.
clutch
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I'm getting more selective. I'll take the pain to train with my 442-1 using +p loads. That is a life saver.
The .338 Win-Mag I bought a few years ago, I'd like to use the way back machine and buy a .308 heavy barrel target rifle instead.
My 1895 Guide Gun, I've shot it with loads it will take, now I shoot it with loads I can take.
I got nothing to prove, I'm older, I'll just load things to the level that is fun for more than half a box except for that J frame. That is my carry gun.
Clutch
The .338 Win-Mag I bought a few years ago, I'd like to use the way back machine and buy a .308 heavy barrel target rifle instead.
My 1895 Guide Gun, I've shot it with loads it will take, now I shoot it with loads I can take.
I got nothing to prove, I'm older, I'll just load things to the level that is fun for more than half a box except for that J frame. That is my carry gun.
Clutch
John Wayne
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It varies.
I have a blast shooting full loads in calibers like .44 Magnum through a 10" barreled Ruger single-action, or .41 Magnum loads in a S&W 57. Mosin Nagants are fun to shoot too.
I do NOT enjoy the recoil that comes from shooting hard-kicking calibers in light-for-caliber guns. .357 Mag through a Scandium J frame? .300 Win Mag in my <6 lb Colt rifle? No thanks! I'll stick with the lightest loads I can find and shoot the real stuff only when its needed. I can warrant taking a shoulder beating for a shot on a moose, but the other 99% of the time, paper doesn't know the difference.
Mosins don't recoil that bad at all. The 91/30 and even the carbine variants are pretty heavy rifles, and fire a cartridge that is ballistically similar to a .30-06. I doubt you'll have a hard time finding one for cheap, most are under a hundred bucks.
I think the Mosin's reputation for recoil comes from the fact that it has a steel butt plate, is pretty loud, and is cheap and often purchased by people who haven't shot anything but a .22 LR to compare it to. In my experience, most new shooters don't find the recoil objectionable when coupled with a slip-on recoil pad.
I have a blast shooting full loads in calibers like .44 Magnum through a 10" barreled Ruger single-action, or .41 Magnum loads in a S&W 57. Mosin Nagants are fun to shoot too.
I do NOT enjoy the recoil that comes from shooting hard-kicking calibers in light-for-caliber guns. .357 Mag through a Scandium J frame? .300 Win Mag in my <6 lb Colt rifle? No thanks! I'll stick with the lightest loads I can find and shoot the real stuff only when its needed. I can warrant taking a shoulder beating for a shot on a moose, but the other 99% of the time, paper doesn't know the difference.
Mosins don't recoil that bad at all. The 91/30 and even the carbine variants are pretty heavy rifles, and fire a cartridge that is ballistically similar to a .30-06. I doubt you'll have a hard time finding one for cheap, most are under a hundred bucks.
I think the Mosin's reputation for recoil comes from the fact that it has a steel butt plate, is pretty loud, and is cheap and often purchased by people who haven't shot anything but a .22 LR to compare it to. In my experience, most new shooters don't find the recoil objectionable when coupled with a slip-on recoil pad.
lucky-gunner
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I have a couple flame throwers that I like to take out and shoot to wake up the senses.
S&W 460 XVR 8 3/4" - It's a blast to shoot and ammo prices have come down quite a bit recently. Took my first deer with it this year.
Mosin 91/30 - I love low light shooting with this thing. Thinking of a recoil pad for my next one.
S&W 460 XVR 8 3/4" - It's a blast to shoot and ammo prices have come down quite a bit recently. Took my first deer with it this year.
Mosin 91/30 - I love low light shooting with this thing. Thinking of a recoil pad for my next one.
Stevie-Ray
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I hate recoil. My .44 magnum and 10mm are two that I don't consider heavy kickers, though the .44 can get properly interesting when shooting 300 gr loads. Now, my .45-70 Contender pistol with tapered barrel is downright punishing and no fun at all, even with full Magnaport and gloves. I really can't see what these guys see in S&W's .460 and .500 caliber revolvers. Though I've never shot one, I surmise they're too much gun for me. My favorite guns to shoot are all light kickers, .22s and my FAL. My EDC is a .45 and is by no means objectionable, though it is very small and light. I have a new shotgun to try out, but it's an auto, so I expect it to be interesting, but less of a kicker than a comparable pump.
Ignition Override
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If the gun has really good sights and the recoil is not severe, aren't such guns more fun?
Comparing two guns with the same sights, the Mini 14's "recoil" felt weak compared to that of the Mini 30, and so in order to find quick cash for the first Enfield, the superbly reliable Mini 14 was sold.
The gun which is better at destroying a target is preferred.
Comparing two guns with the same sights, the Mini 14's "recoil" felt weak compared to that of the Mini 30, and so in order to find quick cash for the first Enfield, the superbly reliable Mini 14 was sold.
The gun which is better at destroying a target is preferred.
BigN
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I like big recoil in a revolver but not in a rifle. Guess my hands are tougher than my shoulder.
Ruger GP100 fan
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Yes. More for the report and flash,though. The biggest I have is 357,but fully loaded with 296/H110 it sounds so delicious.
lizziedog1
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Some yearas ago I was going to go deer hunting in a "shotgun" only area. I didn't own a dedicated slug shotgun or even a barrel for an existing gun, so I decided to just buy a new one.
I purchased a New England Single Shot with a rifled barrel. It was even cheaper then buying an extra barrel. I remember sitting at the bench with a stack of different slug brands to se what the gun liked. I quickly learned I did not like its recoil at all.
I have fired many shotgun rounds. Most of them have been off-hand and with light field loads. Sitting at a bench with a shotgun that barely weighs six pounds and touching off slug loads in a whole different story. That gun simply kicked the snot out of me. I was going to use three shot groups as the standard. Quickly I changed it to two shot groups.
Shooting a heavy kicker once in awhile can be fun. But if recoil is fun, this little shotgun pegged that meter.
I purchased a New England Single Shot with a rifled barrel. It was even cheaper then buying an extra barrel. I remember sitting at the bench with a stack of different slug brands to se what the gun liked. I quickly learned I did not like its recoil at all.
I have fired many shotgun rounds. Most of them have been off-hand and with light field loads. Sitting at a bench with a shotgun that barely weighs six pounds and touching off slug loads in a whole different story. That gun simply kicked the snot out of me. I was going to use three shot groups as the standard. Quickly I changed it to two shot groups.
Shooting a heavy kicker once in awhile can be fun. But if recoil is fun, this little shotgun pegged that meter.
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