Which has been the most unpleasant handgun you have shot ?
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cratz2
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Don't remember the model for sure but a Scandium 357... and I was only shooting +P 38 Specials.
Have shot a Freedom Arms 454 with a 7 1/2" barrel that wasn't nearly as bad as I feared. But it'll certainly wake you up in the morning.
Have shot a Freedom Arms 454 with a 7 1/2" barrel that wasn't nearly as bad as I feared. But it'll certainly wake you up in the morning.
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Tossup between .44 Contender with
the old, 1960's saw handle stock, or the first 1911 (short grip safety, beavertail hammer spur) I ground off the latter after the first shot left the gun hanging on the web of my hand. I was 16 years old,it was 1968.
the old, 1960's saw handle stock, or the first 1911 (short grip safety, beavertail hammer spur) I ground off the latter after the first shot left the gun hanging on the web of my hand. I was 16 years old,it was 1968.
Politically Incorrect
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Hi-Point.
It felt like shooting 9mm out of a brick. My buddy bought one because he's cheap (at least sometimes). He has learned that you at least have to spend a couple hundred dollars for a decent handgun.
The second unpleasant is my 2 1/2" S&W 629. The gun would twist in your hand when shooting Magnum rounds with the nice looking rosewood Hogue grips I bought for it. I can handle hot loads much better with the rubber grips that came on it.
Of course, it's neat to stand behind someone when shooting my little hand cannon. If it's overcast outside, you can see the flash of flame and the ring of fire that the bullet passes through. I'm pretty sure a quite a bit of powder is burns outside of the barrel.
The web between my thumb and forefinger have been sore because of that gun. Sure, it begins to hurt, but it's too fun to put down. I've had many looks at my snub nose magnum, but not many want to try it out.
It felt like shooting 9mm out of a brick. My buddy bought one because he's cheap (at least sometimes). He has learned that you at least have to spend a couple hundred dollars for a decent handgun.
The second unpleasant is my 2 1/2" S&W 629. The gun would twist in your hand when shooting Magnum rounds with the nice looking rosewood Hogue grips I bought for it. I can handle hot loads much better with the rubber grips that came on it.
Of course, it's neat to stand behind someone when shooting my little hand cannon. If it's overcast outside, you can see the flash of flame and the ring of fire that the bullet passes through. I'm pretty sure a quite a bit of powder is burns outside of the barrel.
The web between my thumb and forefinger have been sore because of that gun. Sure, it begins to hurt, but it's too fun to put down. I've had many looks at my snub nose magnum, but not many want to try it out.
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Heavy caliber Contenders Bite Me, But..
The absolute worst was a Desert Eagle in .50 AE. The problem was not recoil as in a gun this heavy recoil was quite mild. I fired exactly 3 rounds from the gun and was hit very hard in the forhead by the ejected brass 3 times. I handed it back to it's owner and noticed he had several bumps and bruises on his face and forehead. He asked me if the recoil was too much for me. I told him "no I just don't like any gun that shoots anything back at me."
I have fired thousands of rounds of .454 Casull and .475 Linebaugh in Freedom Arms revolvers with no major discomfort.
The absolute worst was a Desert Eagle in .50 AE. The problem was not recoil as in a gun this heavy recoil was quite mild. I fired exactly 3 rounds from the gun and was hit very hard in the forhead by the ejected brass 3 times. I handed it back to it's owner and noticed he had several bumps and bruises on his face and forehead. He asked me if the recoil was too much for me. I told him "no I just don't like any gun that shoots anything back at me."
I have fired thousands of rounds of .454 Casull and .475 Linebaugh in Freedom Arms revolvers with no major discomfort.
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Probably firing off 210 grain loads out of my Titanium Taurus .41 magnum. My hand got a little sore after about 100 rounds. And the cylinder release usually caught the top of my thumb joint a few too many times and made be bleed. And the webbing between my index finger and thumb was sore for several days afterwards.
Okiecruffler
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A Davis P380. Up until that point I'd never shot any auto except my dad's 1911s. Didn't realize you had to keep an eye on the web of your hand. That lesson cost me a good quantity of blood, a nice silk shirt, and the money to get two sutures to keep things closed.
Second worse was also a .380, a Bersa thunder. A peice of the slide broke off while shooting and made a gash under my left eye. Got lucky and that one only needed some steristrips.
Second worse was also a .380, a Bersa thunder. A peice of the slide broke off while shooting and made a gash under my left eye. Got lucky and that one only needed some steristrips.
A Ruger Bisley Blackhawk in .44 Mag. Despite all the claims of a better grip, I could never get used to it. After two cylinders I'd be sweatin just from holding on to the "better target grip". I sold it and replaced with a S&W 629, I'll never look back. Even though it's lighter, the 629 felt recoil is less due to the grip. Much better overall weapon. YMMV
Big Al
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AMT .45 Backup. No Doubt. I'm not that sensitive to recoil, but shooting that POS was like setting an M-80 off in your closed fist. My hand hurt for a month after only one mag!
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My S&W 360PD Scandium with full-house Remington 125 S-JHP or (For a big OUCH) S&B 158 JSP's is without a doubt the most painfull weapon I have ever fired. After a few cylinders full, my wrist and elbow would ache for a day or 2. My old AMT backup .45 was pretty dang awful too. the recoil itself was moderatly bad, but the slide's propensity to dig to little trenches in between your thumb and forefinger was the worst...and the little sharp squared off bottom corner of the grip likes to dig into the heal of your hand.
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B.I.L. had a S&W 629 with a very short barrel that was very nasty to shoot with full power loads.
I love to shoot my FA 454 even with FA full power loads.
I love to shoot my FA 454 even with FA full power loads.
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Another vote for the 50AE. I shot a rental gun with Gold Dot ammo. After 20 rounds (@18.95 a box) I was done. I can say I shot a 50 cal. pistol. Don't want to do it again. That gun is brutal.
Everytime I watch the movie "Snatch" I laugh when they shoot it one handed.
Everytime I watch the movie "Snatch" I laugh when they shoot it one handed.
sig970
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The Glock line of handguns.
That trigger, grip angle, plastic
That trigger, grip angle, plastic
My unpleasant one was easy, the first full house USGI M1911A1 I fired in the Navy. The hammer bit me so hard I had a through-and-through puncture wound in the ole thumbwebbing.
The sweetest pistol I have ever shot is also a 1911A1, but I will now only fire ones with spurless hammers and something approaching a spade or beavertail grip safety. I call the stock hammer and grip safety "the hammer and the anvil."
Yep I was bit so hard that I was infected for life. You see, that bloody shot out of that sloppy pistol went COM, (as did most of the rest), on the shilouette and was trigger heaven compared to the revolvers my Dad let me cut my teeth on. The 1911 trigger was like a hand rifle. I have owned as many as five at any one time, though I am currently down to two to feed a recent Garand frenzy.
The sweetest pistol I have ever shot is also a 1911A1, but I will now only fire ones with spurless hammers and something approaching a spade or beavertail grip safety. I call the stock hammer and grip safety "the hammer and the anvil."
Yep I was bit so hard that I was infected for life. You see, that bloody shot out of that sloppy pistol went COM, (as did most of the rest), on the shilouette and was trigger heaven compared to the revolvers my Dad let me cut my teeth on. The 1911 trigger was like a hand rifle. I have owned as many as five at any one time, though I am currently down to two to feed a recent Garand frenzy.
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Revolver. My shots are all over the target. I don't like the long hard DA trigger pull.
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AMT Backup .40. The slide bit the back of my hand, and it took a month for the marks to go away.
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