Hardest kicking gun you've ever shot?
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IncredibleGord
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When I was 13, we were trap shooting 20 gauge pump shotguns at camp. I got a nice bruise. But one of the campers got a 5" by 3" black and blue bruise, it was great (after 25 rounds). But to my standards now, probably my old T-53. Louder than anything else I've heard indoors. I think it might have been the steel plate hitting my clavicle, it left me pretty sore! Shotguns never really gave me a problem, I could easily fire my old pardner pump with slugs with one hand (pistol grip).
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Tried a .303 SMLE at 12 years of age and that hurt! In my adult years it would have to be a .505 Gibbs bolt action - that was not pleasant!! I have owned a few double rifles in my time but the best, in my humble opinion, is the 450/400 3" nitro which I currently own, it has enough power downrange to anchor anything on the planet but the recoil is very tolerable.
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Handgun- .500 Smith & Wesson with 440gr. bullets over max charge of H110. I fired 3 of 5 and was done. Long gun- Handi Rifle in 45-70 405gr. cast bullet over max charge of Varget. It blurred my vision and I head a splitting headache after I shot. Also made my jaw hurt. When I fired it I almost dropped the gun out of shock and disbelief!
speaksoftly
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Haha my hardest kicker was a Stoeger double barreled coach gun. Pulled both triggers at the same time which unleashed two 3.5" slugs simultaneously. I had a bruise for over a week. It was awesome. Haha
david58
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12ga Ithaca single shot lever action shotgun. Got it for Christmas when I was 14. I think I shot it twice - gave it away as soon as I found somebody dumb enough. Started using dad's Rem 1100 and never looked back.
randytrapper
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I'll play.
My siblings are all much older then myself. When I was 5 or 6 my brother in law allowed me to shoot his 760 30.06 off a bench. I don't remember specifics but I do know it hurt, bad. It actually turned me off for several years.
Since then the only gun I've owned that I did not care to shoot was my Ruger 101 in .357. I've never fired any of the big mags. so I can only guess they are no fun?
My siblings are all much older then myself. When I was 5 or 6 my brother in law allowed me to shoot his 760 30.06 off a bench. I don't remember specifics but I do know it hurt, bad. It actually turned me off for several years.
Since then the only gun I've owned that I did not care to shoot was my Ruger 101 in .357. I've never fired any of the big mags. so I can only guess they are no fun?
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In handguns, I think the NAA Guardian .380 I used to have hurt the most. It jumped around so much that it would rub my trigger finger sore. I'll shoot full-house .357 Magnums in a steel J-frame and .44 Magnums are fun too but that straight blowback, metal backstrap against my palm, jumpy little Guardian was the most unpleasant.
In rifles there are two that are tied. My Tikka T3 Lite in .30-06 got shot twice before I put a Limbsaver on it. With the Limbsaver I can shoot dozens of rounds from the bench without a problem. A SMLE in .303 with a hard as wood rubber pad stung about the same. That one wasn't mine but if it was it would have gotten the Limbsaver treatment too.
I don't think I've had a shotgun hurt me much yet. The 3.5" shell a friend let me shoot in his 870 2 weekends ago was stout but didn't hurt. Of course, I skipped the "thank you sir may I have another" so who knows what a few more would have done. My 870 will only take 3" shells and usually only sees 2-3/4". Why go looking for trouble?
In rifles there are two that are tied. My Tikka T3 Lite in .30-06 got shot twice before I put a Limbsaver on it. With the Limbsaver I can shoot dozens of rounds from the bench without a problem. A SMLE in .303 with a hard as wood rubber pad stung about the same. That one wasn't mine but if it was it would have gotten the Limbsaver treatment too.
I don't think I've had a shotgun hurt me much yet. The 3.5" shell a friend let me shoot in his 870 2 weekends ago was stout but didn't hurt. Of course, I skipped the "thank you sir may I have another" so who knows what a few more would have done. My 870 will only take 3" shells and usually only sees 2-3/4". Why go looking for trouble?
Maverick223
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The firearm I fired with the most recoil would have to be a .416Rigby, it was in a friend's Ruger M77 Mk.II if I remember correctly. My firearm with the most recoil would be my handloads out of a Browning 1885 High Wall .45-70Govt. or with factory spec. fodder the Whitworth Express Mauser .375H&H using 350gr. solids (though it is a pussycat even with the stout loads).
FWIW no scattergun I have fired even gets close to any of the above, but the worse would be a friend's H&R Topper 12Ga. loaded with high brass slugs.
FWIW no scattergun I have fired even gets close to any of the above, but the worse would be a friend's H&R Topper 12Ga. loaded with high brass slugs.
Zsnark
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Hi there Gunners,
I bought a 12 ga. for home defense. Made in Turkey by I don't know whom. I was shooting an SKS and decided to put a couple of rounds through the "house gun". So, I put the 12 ga. up to my shoulder holding it in a similar manner to the SKS. It incidentally had an aluminium alloy receiver.
Now, I have shot high powered rifles and pistols for a bunch of years, but the 12 ga. kicked me in my shoulder 10 or 15 times, which produced the most beautiful, multi-hued bruise that I have ever seen. I should note that I take aspirin daily for health reasons which, believe me, increases both bleeding and bruising.
This is probably a wimpy story; but, beware of light allow receiver guns which are very sexy in the store but can kick you.
Oh, a long time ago before S&W got around to chambering the J frame for .357, a guy at the range had some kind of J frame clone in .357 which was also quite memorable. I personally owned a Star PD .45. It wasn't all that hard kicking but it threw my hand and hold up and to the right. I don't have the PD anymore. It was a nasty little thing to shoot; even after putting custom grips on it. but, not as nasty as the J frame .357.
Be well,
AAW
I bought a 12 ga. for home defense. Made in Turkey by I don't know whom. I was shooting an SKS and decided to put a couple of rounds through the "house gun". So, I put the 12 ga. up to my shoulder holding it in a similar manner to the SKS. It incidentally had an aluminium alloy receiver.
Now, I have shot high powered rifles and pistols for a bunch of years, but the 12 ga. kicked me in my shoulder 10 or 15 times, which produced the most beautiful, multi-hued bruise that I have ever seen. I should note that I take aspirin daily for health reasons which, believe me, increases both bleeding and bruising.
This is probably a wimpy story; but, beware of light allow receiver guns which are very sexy in the store but can kick you.
Oh, a long time ago before S&W got around to chambering the J frame for .357, a guy at the range had some kind of J frame clone in .357 which was also quite memorable. I personally owned a Star PD .45. It wasn't all that hard kicking but it threw my hand and hold up and to the right. I don't have the PD anymore. It was a nasty little thing to shoot; even after putting custom grips on it. but, not as nasty as the J frame .357.
Be well,
AAW
CajunBass
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Sears/Mossberg 500 12 ga pump, with 3" magnum buckshot loads. Never noticed it shooting at a deer, but it will rock you around if you're just shooting.
My 20ga youth Model, Ithaca M-66 did pretty good too, but even though I was a kid back then, the stock was probably too short.
My 20ga youth Model, Ithaca M-66 did pretty good too, but even though I was a kid back then, the stock was probably too short.
JohnM
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My 50 caliber BP percussion packs a mean wallop when you start shooting up near maximum loads.
Just plain unenjoyable for very many shots
Just plain unenjoyable for very many shots
A rabbit, a garden and a 10ga. doublegun!
Many years ago my brother and I would spend a few weeks each summer with our grandparents in Kansas. They owned a farm of about 600 acres and we had the best times there. Granddad didn't hunt much but he had and old 10ga. doublebarrel, double trigger SXS he used on the occasional coyote or other varmint. My brother was ten yrs. old that summer and I was eleven. Granddad had a half acre vegetable plot he was very proud of---he had tomatoes, peas, beans, lettuce, squash etc. There was also a problem with rabbits ravaging the produce and he didn't like that. So, he entrusted us with the care and protection of the garden with our BB guns.
A long story short--said rabbit was too wiley for our BBgun abilities and we couldn't get him. One day though he presented himself amongst the veggies and my brother decided to put him down for good. Henceforth, enter the 10ga. shotgun. This gun had external hammers and double triggers but I don't know its manufacturer. Well, he snuck up on the rabbit and pulled the trigger.
An earsplitting report brought everyone running to see. My brother lie on the ground from the recoil of only one barrel, the rabbit retreated unscathed and a giant swath of lettuce was blown away at the edge of the garden. He got in alot of trouble from that incident---but we still laugh about the big kick of that old 10ga. and the lettuce it blasted.
Many years ago my brother and I would spend a few weeks each summer with our grandparents in Kansas. They owned a farm of about 600 acres and we had the best times there. Granddad didn't hunt much but he had and old 10ga. doublebarrel, double trigger SXS he used on the occasional coyote or other varmint. My brother was ten yrs. old that summer and I was eleven. Granddad had a half acre vegetable plot he was very proud of---he had tomatoes, peas, beans, lettuce, squash etc. There was also a problem with rabbits ravaging the produce and he didn't like that. So, he entrusted us with the care and protection of the garden with our BB guns.
A long story short--said rabbit was too wiley for our BBgun abilities and we couldn't get him. One day though he presented himself amongst the veggies and my brother decided to put him down for good. Henceforth, enter the 10ga. shotgun. This gun had external hammers and double triggers but I don't know its manufacturer. Well, he snuck up on the rabbit and pulled the trigger.
An earsplitting report brought everyone running to see. My brother lie on the ground from the recoil of only one barrel, the rabbit retreated unscathed and a giant swath of lettuce was blown away at the edge of the garden. He got in alot of trouble from that incident---but we still laugh about the big kick of that old 10ga. and the lettuce it blasted.
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Tossup between my 500 S&W Mag with 4" barrel and 440 grain hard lead barn-burners and a 460 Weatherby Magnum, shooting both factory loads but working up a load for the 500g Barnes Solid Bronze projectile.
That 460 500g bronze bullet was shot in some woods adjacent to a field. I lined three trees up that were not dead-center and fired through the three trees and the bullet went through different portions of three trees, averaging at least 6" penetration per tree, then made about a 15' long line in the field.
All holes in the trees and the line in the field were all lined up perfectly with where I was aiming. That bullet plowed straight through three trees approximately 8" diameter (average) and 15' of field, about a 4" deep rut and looked like it ricocheted off the field into woods on the other side of the field. It went into the side of a hill where there were no homes, population, etc.
The 500 Magnum went through 14" hardwood stump, I had shot a number of times. One of the 440 grain bullets just made it out the other side, stopping short enough so I could dig it out with a knife. I still have that bullet. The bullet, other than being very slightly deformed at the brass or copper base gas check was so good, I could have reloaded it and shot it again (other than the cuts in it from rifling).
When I loaded my 500 Magnum, I worked up about 70 different loads and spent a couple of days at the range just shooting to see which ones would pull the tightest group at 50 feet. Each pull of the trigger literally felt like a car accident without air bags.
That 460 500g bronze bullet was shot in some woods adjacent to a field. I lined three trees up that were not dead-center and fired through the three trees and the bullet went through different portions of three trees, averaging at least 6" penetration per tree, then made about a 15' long line in the field.
All holes in the trees and the line in the field were all lined up perfectly with where I was aiming. That bullet plowed straight through three trees approximately 8" diameter (average) and 15' of field, about a 4" deep rut and looked like it ricocheted off the field into woods on the other side of the field. It went into the side of a hill where there were no homes, population, etc.
The 500 Magnum went through 14" hardwood stump, I had shot a number of times. One of the 440 grain bullets just made it out the other side, stopping short enough so I could dig it out with a knife. I still have that bullet. The bullet, other than being very slightly deformed at the brass or copper base gas check was so good, I could have reloaded it and shot it again (other than the cuts in it from rifling).
When I loaded my 500 Magnum, I worked up about 70 different loads and spent a couple of days at the range just shooting to see which ones would pull the tightest group at 50 feet. Each pull of the trigger literally felt like a car accident without air bags.
Big20
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Thompson Center Encore rifle in 45-70 using 500 grain reloads ment for a Ruger #1.
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A wooden stocked lever action (unknown to me what brand) shooting .444 Marlin. I wondered why my friend was laughing at me until the moment I fired it. What a jerk.
cyclopsshooter
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winchester 94 when i was 12- with my grandpa's captains bars on my collar between my collar bone and the steel butt plate
or my friends scandium 44mag
or my friends scandium 44mag
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