marksman13
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Mossberg 835 with 3 1'2 inch 000 buck. OUCH!!!!!!
cartridges that make you go "ouch!"
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DoubleTapDrew
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870 with 3" slugs and dual pistol grips. I was young and thought they "looked cool" at the time. My wrists didn't.
Weatherby 460 mag. Since then I bought a Barrett 82a1 and its not as bad as the Weatherby.
I pulled the trigger and it felt like the gun had blown up
.The guy that owned the Weatherby said in 3 years he had fired 14 rounds.
He's tougher than I'am.
I pulled the trigger and it felt like the gun had blown up
.The guy that owned the Weatherby said in 3 years he had fired 14 rounds.He's tougher than I'am.
AtticusThraxx
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Stutzenkarabiner (Steyr-Mannlicher 1895) in 8x56R. I won't even shoot mine anymore.
simmonsguns
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500 a-square
I am building this one for me, 500 a-square heavy barrel on an old winchester target stock.
I get to fire form 460 weatherby cases but i am going to run this one at lower pressures because i am getting older.
I am building this one for me, 500 a-square heavy barrel on an old winchester target stock.
I get to fire form 460 weatherby cases but i am going to run this one at lower pressures because i am getting older.
Lookinforlunkers
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I have shot most popular hunting cartridges up to 338 and none of them compare to my Browning BPS turkey gun shooting 3.5 inch 2.25oz #4's. When Turkey season rolls around I have to do a bit of mental prep to touch these off without flinching.
W Turner
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I once shot a plain old Savage 110 in .30-06 and was shocked at the amount of recoil. Later on I found out that Savage's factory plastic stocks aren't the best in the world so I like to think that stock fit had a lot to do with that one.
The absolute worst was my best friends 3.5" Remington 870 loaded with either turkey loads or buckshot, don't remember which. I LIKE shooting a model 44 nagant with heavy ball, but 5 rounds with that shotgun rattled my teeth. I gave it back to him and told him to keep those 3.5" -ers far away from me.
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The absolute worst was my best friends 3.5" Remington 870 loaded with either turkey loads or buckshot, don't remember which. I LIKE shooting a model 44 nagant with heavy ball, but 5 rounds with that shotgun rattled my teeth. I gave it back to him and told him to keep those 3.5" -ers far away from me.
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scythefwd
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I have shot most popular hunting cartridges up to 338 and none of them compare to my Browning BPS turkey gun shooting 3.5 inch 2.25oz #4's. When Turkey season rolls around I have to do a bit of mental prep to touch these off without flinching.
How do they compare to a 2 3/4 sabot out of a 12ga?
How do they compare to a 2 3/4 sabot out of a 12ga?
WinchesterAA
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I've yet to encounter a firearm that's hurt me due to recoil. Nearly smacked myself in the face with a few scopes and pistols, but always nearly and never painful.
Shotguns don't bother me at all. Every time I go shooting on anyone's land I bring LOTS of 12ga ammo, and usually people have some cool stuff of their own as well. Dunno, but I'm still waiting.
I keep thinking, "Man, the people on THR say stuff about detached retinas and this and that from heavy recoil, but I don't feel a thing out of the ordinary. Recoil, sure, but if that's the case then I should have lost something a LONG time ago because I've been doing this ever since I can remember, and the older I get it effects me even less than it did before"
5"10, 150lbs, and I shoot a lot.
Dunno, but at the same time, some of the stuff I shoot has made my friends cry, much to my amusement.
Shotguns don't bother me at all. Every time I go shooting on anyone's land I bring LOTS of 12ga ammo, and usually people have some cool stuff of their own as well. Dunno, but I'm still waiting.
I keep thinking, "Man, the people on THR say stuff about detached retinas and this and that from heavy recoil, but I don't feel a thing out of the ordinary. Recoil, sure, but if that's the case then I should have lost something a LONG time ago because I've been doing this ever since I can remember, and the older I get it effects me even less than it did before"
5"10, 150lbs, and I shoot a lot.
Dunno, but at the same time, some of the stuff I shoot has made my friends cry, much to my amusement.
For me, I think it's more the rifle than the cartridge.
I know that I can comfortably shoot things like a Browning Model 71 in .348 Win, a Winchester Model 1895 in .405 WCF*, and a Browning BAR in .338 Win Mag. I've really enjoyed shooting all these rifles.
(*No, this was definitely not one with the crescent buttplate, thank you very much!)
But, inexplicably, the one that hurt me the most was a beautiful Sauer carbine in .30-06. The ammo was only 150 grains, but shooting 5 rounds made my shoulder sore for three days.
I know that I can comfortably shoot things like a Browning Model 71 in .348 Win, a Winchester Model 1895 in .405 WCF*, and a Browning BAR in .338 Win Mag. I've really enjoyed shooting all these rifles.
(*No, this was definitely not one with the crescent buttplate, thank you very much!)
But, inexplicably, the one that hurt me the most was a beautiful Sauer carbine in .30-06. The ammo was only 150 grains, but shooting 5 rounds made my shoulder sore for three days.
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I agree with those that have said it's more the weight and fit of the rifle than the cartridge. Example - I can shoot a .50BMG comfortably, but my .458 Winchester Magnum Howa 1500 hurts. I only ever bring two rounds with me to the range. One to shoot, and one to let someone else shoot so I can laugh at them and feel better.
BigCompetator
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the worst kicking gun i ever shot was 300 win mag with beefed up 180gr noslers those leave a mark after about 5 rounds.
briansmech
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i broke the rear scope mount, and gave myself a nice gash and black eye, the first time i shot my 300wby mag....
i cried, i laughed,..... i held onto it alot tighter after that..... still like it, but cant imagine ever needing to carry around anything bigger. what on the face of god's green earth can you NOT kill with a 300wby mag?
i cried, i laughed,..... i held onto it alot tighter after that..... still like it, but cant imagine ever needing to carry around anything bigger. what on the face of god's green earth can you NOT kill with a 300wby mag?
QUICK_DRAW_McGRAW
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worst ive shot and love to shoot every time i go to the range is the bulgarian yellow tip heavy out of my M44. so much fun to light up the whole range at dusk with the blasts. that and set off the car alarms in the parking lot.
gandog56
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This gun here will do it: http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=362678
I have been shooting 600grs at over 1900fps, which is on par with 500gr 458 Lott recoil; 80ft-lbs. It is a 7.5lb gun. It is a healthy dose of recoil, but doesn't quite hurt too badly if you hold tight and correctly. I think most people can learn to tolerate it quickly if they planned to dangerous game hunt and knew they needed to use it effectively.
I will be shooting 880gr bullets next week over 110gr of powder, at around 1500fps. That would be over 130ft-lbs recoil. More than a 460 Weatherby. In other words, like the 13.5lb .577 T-Rex in the videos. I think those loads will make me say "ouch".
I have been shooting 600grs at over 1900fps, which is on par with 500gr 458 Lott recoil; 80ft-lbs. It is a 7.5lb gun. It is a healthy dose of recoil, but doesn't quite hurt too badly if you hold tight and correctly. I think most people can learn to tolerate it quickly if they planned to dangerous game hunt and knew they needed to use it effectively.
I will be shooting 880gr bullets next week over 110gr of powder, at around 1500fps. That would be over 130ft-lbs recoil. More than a 460 Weatherby. In other words, like the 13.5lb .577 T-Rex in the videos. I think those loads will make me say "ouch".
bigfoot311
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20" remington SPR side-by-side, 2 3/4" 1 ounce slug, both triggers. did it once, never again!
as for a handgun, the S&W model PD240 with .357 mag. put 3 rounds through it and left with a bruise on my palm.
as for a handgun, the S&W model PD240 with .357 mag. put 3 rounds through it and left with a bruise on my palm.
Hokkmike
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When I was little my dad handed me a .303 British and told me it was like a .22.
Yes, not very parental on his part.
Man, I got educated fast. That caliber is still LOUD and painful to me.
Yes, not very parental on his part.
Man, I got educated fast. That caliber is still LOUD and painful to me.
BullsEye10x
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I haven't seen anyone mention 8mm Mausers yet. My Yugo M48 has a steel butt plate and kicks like a ticked-off mule!
Other than that, I had a Remington 700 in .338WM that was pretty stout even with a factory muzzle brake. Couldn't afford to feed it enough to justify owning, so I traded it a few months back.
12GA shotguns with magnum buck or slug loads always hurt...
Other than that, I had a Remington 700 in .338WM that was pretty stout even with a factory muzzle brake. Couldn't afford to feed it enough to justify owning, so I traded it a few months back.
12GA shotguns with magnum buck or slug loads always hurt...
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BigGunsMoreFun
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Nothing Yet (well Maybe a Little)
I've been shooting for the better part of 52 years and have yet to meet a gun I did not like when it comes to big bore, hard kicking sweet machinery.
I have had the pleasure of shooting some kind of British made double barrel rifle chambered in .600 nitro express. I don't remember what it was. I do remember that it would put your "johnson" in your watch pocket for you and it costs about $10 a round to shoot but dang it was fun.
That was 15 or so years ago and I tried to get the fellow to sell me the rifle. He wouldn't let it go. At that time I had more money than I had good sense and I offered him $10,000.00 for the rifle. He wouldn't take it and told me he loved that gun too much to sell it for any price. Apparently it was a family heirloom or something. :banghead:
I think you can buy guns like this from Cabelas these days but I'm not as financially endowed as I used to be so if it runs over a couple of grand I have to save for it these days.
I can tell you now that shooting that gun off-hand or off a good rest would knock any man less than 300 lbs. flat on his behind. I only put about 10 rounds through that thing and I could hardly move for a week.
I shot 5 rounds left-handed (my strong side) and 5 rounds right-handed. I was black and blue from my collarbones to the bottom of my rib cage on both sides for a good 5 or 6 weeks.
I'd like to say that gun didn't make me say ouch but I'd be lying to you. I did however enjoy it even though the aftermath was quite painful. I would not hesitate to do it again.
I keep getting a video emailed to me where a gunsmith made a pistol that looked something like a Thompson Contender chambered in .700 nitro express and some big hillbilly shooting it and it flying over the top of his head.
I'd love to get my hands on that too. I garauntee I could hold onto it. I'm not saying it would not be painful but I would take certain precautions and I'm sure I could shoot a few rounds out of it without letting it go flying over my head and back range behind the firing line like that bonehead did.
I do love me some big, hard kicking guns. I just don't see what people get out of peashooters. Too each his own. May you all enjoy your peashooters as much as I enjoy my hand and shoulder cannons.
Molon Labe,
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I've been shooting for the better part of 52 years and have yet to meet a gun I did not like when it comes to big bore, hard kicking sweet machinery.
I have had the pleasure of shooting some kind of British made double barrel rifle chambered in .600 nitro express. I don't remember what it was. I do remember that it would put your "johnson" in your watch pocket for you and it costs about $10 a round to shoot but dang it was fun.
That was 15 or so years ago and I tried to get the fellow to sell me the rifle. He wouldn't let it go. At that time I had more money than I had good sense and I offered him $10,000.00 for the rifle. He wouldn't take it and told me he loved that gun too much to sell it for any price. Apparently it was a family heirloom or something. :banghead:
I think you can buy guns like this from Cabelas these days but I'm not as financially endowed as I used to be so if it runs over a couple of grand I have to save for it these days.
I can tell you now that shooting that gun off-hand or off a good rest would knock any man less than 300 lbs. flat on his behind. I only put about 10 rounds through that thing and I could hardly move for a week.
I shot 5 rounds left-handed (my strong side) and 5 rounds right-handed. I was black and blue from my collarbones to the bottom of my rib cage on both sides for a good 5 or 6 weeks.
I'd like to say that gun didn't make me say ouch but I'd be lying to you. I did however enjoy it even though the aftermath was quite painful. I would not hesitate to do it again.
I keep getting a video emailed to me where a gunsmith made a pistol that looked something like a Thompson Contender chambered in .700 nitro express and some big hillbilly shooting it and it flying over the top of his head.
I'd love to get my hands on that too. I garauntee I could hold onto it. I'm not saying it would not be painful but I would take certain precautions and I'm sure I could shoot a few rounds out of it without letting it go flying over my head and back range behind the firing line like that bonehead did.
I do love me some big, hard kicking guns. I just don't see what people get out of peashooters. Too each his own. May you all enjoy your peashooters as much as I enjoy my hand and shoulder cannons.
Molon Labe,
Joe
s2brutus
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I've gotten where I pay more attention to recoil since I've started having trouble with my shooting shoulder. Doc calls it "rotator cuff tendonitis". All I know is it hurts like a motherhumper sometimes. I have tasks at work that aggravate it (anything requiring rotary motion of my left arm), but I think my trouble started a few years ago while shooting one day.
I decided one nice Saturday to go out and bench test my main hunting rifle with various different brands and bullet weights of factory ammo to see which it liked the best. After 48 rounds of 7mm Rem. mag. in one sitting, I felt like I'd been in an hour long wrestling match. My shoulder started giving me trouble after that and now I'm leery of taking very many shots with something that kicks a ton.
Recently I had the displeasure to shoot an H&R 12 gauge single shot. All I fired out of it was one high brass 2.75" shell of 6 shot and that was enough for me. Damn things are too light for anything with any decent amount of recoil. I'll stick with MY two H&R's - a .410 which was my first gun, and a .223 Handi-rifle which is more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
I recently had the opportunity to shoot the worst-kicking gun I've ever shot. A buddy of mine found an "uber-magnum" bolt action for sale at a pawn shop for cheap - since it was lefthanded (and he and I are both lefthanded) - and he just had to plunk down the cash.
Here's five of the most grimace-inducing words you've ever heard:
Three Hundred Remington Ultra Magnum
OWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!
I put two rounds through it and said, "F*** you, buddy!"
What I can't figure is why he bought it. I'm a big fellow - a little over 6'2" and about 300 lbs. - but my buddy who bought it is a little bitty guy - about 5'6" and 150. And no, it wasn't for compensation of "shortcomings in other areas" like most people are prone to say. He's one of those little guys who's "packing". As my dad would say, "It's so big it makes him poor to tote it!"
I decided one nice Saturday to go out and bench test my main hunting rifle with various different brands and bullet weights of factory ammo to see which it liked the best. After 48 rounds of 7mm Rem. mag. in one sitting, I felt like I'd been in an hour long wrestling match. My shoulder started giving me trouble after that and now I'm leery of taking very many shots with something that kicks a ton.
Recently I had the displeasure to shoot an H&R 12 gauge single shot. All I fired out of it was one high brass 2.75" shell of 6 shot and that was enough for me. Damn things are too light for anything with any decent amount of recoil. I'll stick with MY two H&R's - a .410 which was my first gun, and a .223 Handi-rifle which is more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
I recently had the opportunity to shoot the worst-kicking gun I've ever shot. A buddy of mine found an "uber-magnum" bolt action for sale at a pawn shop for cheap - since it was lefthanded (and he and I are both lefthanded) - and he just had to plunk down the cash.
Here's five of the most grimace-inducing words you've ever heard:
Three Hundred Remington Ultra Magnum
OWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!
I put two rounds through it and said, "F*** you, buddy!"
What I can't figure is why he bought it. I'm a big fellow - a little over 6'2" and about 300 lbs. - but my buddy who bought it is a little bitty guy - about 5'6" and 150. And no, it wasn't for compensation of "shortcomings in other areas" like most people are prone to say. He's one of those little guys who's "packing". As my dad would say, "It's so big it makes him poor to tote it!"
Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
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I'm not gonna ask how you know. Entertaining post though.
I will note that little wiry guys like us for some reason do seem to handle big recoil as well or better than big boys. Something about "going with the flow" with your whole body pushed back rather than just the shoulder area being torqued & twisted like on the big boys.
Ultra mags - ha - yep, I've seen more than a few "once-fired" ultra mags and lightweight short mags in pristine condition for sale.
I like somewhat big boomers, but I put good recoil pads on almost all of them - I have aftermarket very good pads on a .270, a .30-06, and a .45-70. The 9.3x62 has the factory CZ recoil pad. The 12 ga slug rifle doesn't have a special pad, but it's semi-auto, so that softens it quite a bit.
I will note that little wiry guys like us for some reason do seem to handle big recoil as well or better than big boys. Something about "going with the flow" with your whole body pushed back rather than just the shoulder area being torqued & twisted like on the big boys.
Ultra mags - ha - yep, I've seen more than a few "once-fired" ultra mags and lightweight short mags in pristine condition for sale.
I like somewhat big boomers, but I put good recoil pads on almost all of them - I have aftermarket very good pads on a .270, a .30-06, and a .45-70. The 9.3x62 has the factory CZ recoil pad. The 12 ga slug rifle doesn't have a special pad, but it's semi-auto, so that softens it quite a bit.
Quick Karl
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3" Slug out of my Benelli M1 Super 90 - once was enough.
430g LGC @ 1950 FPS out of my 1895 CB - hurts even with the Limbsaver.
You should try it sometime
430g LGC @ 1950 FPS out of my 1895 CB - hurts even with the Limbsaver.
You should try it sometime
RaspberrySurprise
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Firing a 3" magnum buckshot shell out of my Marlin single shot 12ga left a welt so perfect you could have traced it for a pattern. I no longer shoot that gun wearing only a T-shirt. I can shoot my M91/30 all day long without much trouble the M-38 I can do if I take a break every ten or so rounds, but since I usually bring a variety of guns to the range anyways. My friends No4 MkI was quite pleasant to shoot using surplus ammo and his M24/47 was about the same as well.
Arbor
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I shot 80 rounds of that yellow tip heavy ball stuff through my MN M44 yesterday, about 60 of which were fired from prone. I had a small towel folded on my shoulder under my jacket at the time, but I am finding it a little hard to type right now...
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