451 Detonics
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Seeing as this is a handgun thread I will say the worse recoil I have ever experienced was a 405gr factory 45/70 out of a American Derringer Model 4...fired just one round and quit.
What's your recoil limit???
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hey_poolboy
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I'll shoot .45acp 1911 all day any day. However I think my limit must be about .454 Casull. I've shot them a couple of times and had fun. This past weekend I shot an acquaintance's .500 S&W and it wasn't fun. That thing kicks like a mule and just takes the fun out of shooting.
KBintheSLC
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I'd rather shoot a .454 Casull in a heavy, long revolver than shoot a .357 mag in a light snubby.
That sounds absolutely horrible.
That sounds absolutely horrible.
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Erik M
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I find full house .357 to be the most enjoyable. Usually up the ear protection and put gloves on for .44 mag which I do not care for.
Stevie-Ray
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Painfully. In reality, you really need a bull barrel for weight. Mine is a tapered and with all that hole the gun weighs nothing. I've also noticed that a lot of people are firing 405 gr factory loads, which are very pleasant even in my gun; I've fired far harder recoiling .44 magnum rounds. After all, velocities are kept down for trapdoor Springfields. OTOH, the 300 gr loads from Winchester and Remington are severely punishing in my gun, even though it has been Magnaported; don't know how they would fare in a bull-barreled gun, but I doubt they're much more pleasant.
On the smaller, lighter end, I reached my recoil tolerance with an S&W Model 342 Airlite. Even normal-pressure .38 Special hurt the base joint of my thumb, and +P caused actual injury. An Airweight J-frame, like a 642, is quite tolerable with 158-grain +P. Somewhere in the difference between Airlite and Airweight, a critical line is crossed. Of course, oversized soft rubber grips might solve the problem, but then the gun would not be small anymore, and rubbery grips stick to fabric, compromising concealment.
With an SP101, on the other hand, even 180-grain hunting loads are not painful. The hard rubber factory grips don't stick to things.
With N-frames, my tolerance stops at certain .44 Magnum loads in a 4" Model 29/629. This was 1984-1985, so I don't recall the particular loads. I found a range of .41 Magnum much more tolerable, from 4" Models 58 and 657.
With an SP101, on the other hand, even 180-grain hunting loads are not painful. The hard rubber factory grips don't stick to things.
With N-frames, my tolerance stops at certain .44 Magnum loads in a 4" Model 29/629. This was 1984-1985, so I don't recall the particular loads. I found a range of .41 Magnum much more tolerable, from 4" Models 58 and 657.
QUICK_DRAW_McGRAW
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my guns a .357mag, .40S&W, and .45ACP.
have no problem what so ever shooting them all then whole day. if i get a chance to shoot a .44mag, .50, etc i would love to.
heck every time i go to the range i put atleast 300rnds through my mosin whithout issue.
have no problem what so ever shooting them all then whole day. if i get a chance to shoot a .44mag, .50, etc i would love to.
heck every time i go to the range i put atleast 300rnds through my mosin whithout issue.
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.454 Casull X 9 1/2 in. Super Redhawk. Depends on the brand of cartridge: Magtech is harsh and you'll feel like you've been hit with a 2X4 in the head. Smith Wesson and other ammo I can use all shooting session long. I hunt with it, no optics, so I need to practice to ensure clean harvest at decent ranges.
Doc1911
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Not sure I would desire to go beyond the Austrian Pfeifer-Zeliska .600 Nitro Express Magnum for a handgun. .600 Nitro Express ballistics:
900 or 1040 grain bullet 1600 -2100 fps velocity 8000- 10,000 ft.lbs Muzzle Energy or over 4 tons of energy.
Here is a guy w/ Thompson Contender Encore (sorry if this has already been posted ...). "A man has got to know his limitations":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bm0QbqSywU&feature=player_embedded
900 or 1040 grain bullet 1600 -2100 fps velocity 8000- 10,000 ft.lbs Muzzle Energy or over 4 tons of energy.
Here is a guy w/ Thompson Contender Encore (sorry if this has already been posted ...). "A man has got to know his limitations":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bm0QbqSywU&feature=player_embedded
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sixgunner455
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Fun to re-read this old thread, and see my comments from earlier.
Can't say that much has changed, but I have shot a .44 Mag with milder handloads since the last time I posted to this thread, and it was ... okay. I still think a full-sized .357 is my regular limit, and .22, .38 and 9mm my daily use happy place. I got a .22 Magnum recently. Lots of bark with very little recoil.
Maybe that will be my happy place when my wrist is too sore to think about shooting anything but .22 rimfire.
Can't say that much has changed, but I have shot a .44 Mag with milder handloads since the last time I posted to this thread, and it was ... okay. I still think a full-sized .357 is my regular limit, and .22, .38 and 9mm my daily use happy place. I got a .22 Magnum recently. Lots of bark with very little recoil.
Maybe that will be my happy place when my wrist is too sore to think about shooting anything but .22 rimfire. 
Deltaboy1984
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454 handgunWhat amount of recoil can you tolerate on a regular basis from a handgun?
My limit is the full bore 44 Mag. loads out of a Ruger Redhawk with Pachmayr grips. These loads are to much fun for my 4 inch S&W 629!!! I have no need to move any higher on the power scale as I don':t think I'd like it!!!
12 gauge single shot 3 inch mag.
Rifle 458 Winnie Mag.
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I have shot my 500 Magnum with 440 grain hard cast cartridges and other cartridges all afternoon.
I have worked up loads for a 460 Weatherby Magnum which also required at least one if not two days of shooting.
I never tried a 10 gauge but would like to, if ever given the chance.
I have worked up loads for a 460 Weatherby Magnum which also required at least one if not two days of shooting.
I never tried a 10 gauge but would like to, if ever given the chance.
I can shoot my .50 AE in my Desert Eagle all day but that is because of the massiveness of the gun and the design. The ejected brass will hit you in the face if you don't hang on though.
In a normal framed revolver I have to honestly say the .44 mag is more than I like to pull the trigger on for more than a couple of cylinders.
As far as rifles go much more than a .338 win mag and I go home early.
In a normal framed revolver I have to honestly say the .44 mag is more than I like to pull the trigger on for more than a couple of cylinders.
As far as rifles go much more than a .338 win mag and I go home early.
woad_yurt
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I once shot two rounds of .357 out of a guy's ultra, ultra light S&W snubbie. It was insane.
doc2rn
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Shooting .357 Mag out of a steel framed revolver is about tops for me, because .357 out of a scadnium framed ultra light just hurts! My favorite cartridge of all time (though scarce) is the .32 H&R Magnum.
The .41 and .44 mag you can keep!
The .41 and .44 mag you can keep!
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i've fired medium 44mag loads and that's about as stiff as i ever want to go. even top level .357 loads are pretty stiff.
W.E.G.
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Pictures are worth a thousand words: Saeed and his practical jokes, with the
T Rex...
How about this:
BFR 50-110 snubbie
.510 Van Horn: Elephant stopper. 600 grain Barnes monometal solids, at 2150 fps.
My .500 Maximum:
525 grain bullets at 1350 fps.
T Rex...
How about this:
BFR 50-110 snubbie
.510 Van Horn: Elephant stopper. 600 grain Barnes monometal solids, at 2150 fps.
My .500 Maximum:
525 grain bullets at 1350 fps.
Ridgerunner665
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Before my busted up wrists started giving me trouble...I had no limits and very much enjoyed shooting field howitzer loads in my Ruger Blackhawk 45 Colt.
Nowadays...I'm looking around for a 357.
Nowadays...I'm looking around for a 357.
NMGonzo
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My 4 inch compensated m44 taurus .44 magnum is snappy with commercial loads, just like a kel tec 9mm.
I have no problems with it.
100 rounds of 380 on the other kel tec
50 rounds on the mosin before the head ache.
I have no problems with it.
100 rounds of 380 on the other kel tec
50 rounds on the mosin before the head ache.
NMGonzo
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Most big frame revolvers will have a healthy recoil but pleasurable.
Loosedhorse
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Well, let's see. I've fired .44 Mag out of a S&W 329, .460 out of a 5-inch X-frame, .475 Linebaugh out of a 5-inch SRH, and 440gr bullets out of a 10-inch S&W 500. No problems.
But .38+Ps out of a 342 hurt. And .410 out of a American Derringer actually injured me.
But .38+Ps out of a 342 hurt. And .410 out of a American Derringer actually injured me.
Razor_J
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Hmmm, well not to turn this into a 'how big a boy are you' contest but I am on the big side. Unfortunately. 5' 11" 250 pounds. Frankly I love going to the range and putting a box of heavily loaded 44 mag. down range. 2 handed I shoot out to 150 yards, 1 handed my accuracy is best at 50-75 yards. The 357 out of a snubbie also gives some good pep. Truthfully I love the violent kick. A numb hand and shoulder are momentos I carry with me for a few days after, which remind me of the fun I had. I am sure some folks are on here that may think that sounds odd. I shoot my Uncle's 500 S&W on the occasion we go visit him and love it. I have even test fired a guy's TC Encore pistol chambered in 375 H&H which was on a bipod. My recoil preferences really fall in on what is practical. In a SD situation 38 +p is about as far as I would go. But on the range, in a safe environment, most anything goes.
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