Full bore .378 Weatherby magnum loads. Holy friggin' ****! Without the muzzle brake it would squeeze a 25 lb bag of shot out from between me and the gun. I have gotten away from those violent recoiling guns over a concern about a detached retina. I don't even shoot my .300 Weatherby any more.
At one with the gun.
BFR in 450 Marlin--a whole lotta nasty.
I think I was 73 at the time, I had a great friend on the Border patrol.
Huge guy, everyone called him MONGO from blazing saddles.
If he were taller they could have called him Sasquatch.
Anyway, he had guns, big, med. small, and everything in between.
I shot everything he could carry to the shooting bench, never said no.
and me with a bad shoulder, anyway one day he carts out a 300 Win. Mag.
Rifle looked normal, as for the shells ? Hmm ? those are rather long and fat.
He shot a few and then my number came up, Like the man I try to be I shot 3 rounds, my upper plate rattled in my mouth. But hey I did it and was pretty much OK with it.
He came over to me and while he was blocking out the Sun, he smiled and said
" not so bad Eh, I new you could do it " But we are not done yet.
OK--bring it I'm ready, out of his truck comes a gun case, and out of the gun case comes a
nasty looking rifle with a Zebra painted stock. Hmm, we going Lion hunting Err what.
Gun goes on the bench and the shells get laid next to it.
Thought them rather big, especially when I saw the shadow they cast on the bench.
That along with the grunting sound he made as he shot it made me say,
" my friend, me and my 166 pound old body are going to pass on that one "
He agreed and said " good move, a 416 Rigby Elephant gun can be a little much "
So my man card stopped at the 300 Win Mag.
I won't tell anyone if you folks don't.
Hate is like drinking poison and hoping the other man dies.
*Cohesiveness* *Leadership* *a common cause***
***In a gunfight your expected to be an active participant in your own rescue***
The effective range of an excuse is ZERO Meters
Back when I was in my 20s, I owned and shot a number of high powered/recoiling rifles.
300 Win mag, 300 Weatherby, 375 H&H, and 458 Win mag.
I shot a full box of shells through the 458 one morning with only a t-shirt on(it was a nice warn day). The first shot hurt a little. The second not as bad. The third didn't really hurt at all. I went ahead and finished the box.
What I didn't realize until later was my shoulder had gone numb after the second shot. When suppertime rolled around my shoulder had locked up and I couldn't reach my mouth with my right hand.
The next day the entire shoulder was black and blue. Fortunately I had a long weekend to recover somewhat before going back to work.
I kept the rifle around for a while but eventually sold it since I wasn't able to shoot it without a major flinch.
My largest rifle now is a 30-06.
I also shot some 45-70 loads of Varget that blurred my vision and made my head ache and my teeth hurt. Next time I went to the range a young guy from my Squadron said he liked the way they kicked. I let him shoot them all up to get my brass back.......
You can miss fast & you can miss a lot, but only hits count.
I agree with you 100%Originally Posted by dragon813gt
Neighbor had one of the S&W 500 Mag revolvers, shot 5 rounds and put it back in the box. Lost $100 + the cost of ammo because he didn't like the kick and was scared to shoot it again.
i shot hundreds of s&w 500 magnum.
fun!
wish they made a 600 magnum!
agree'd, i didnt think the 500 was bad to shoot from the S&W gun with its brake. without a brake im sure it would be less than pleasant though.
Shot a couple of geese with my Rem Tac 14. Yes 3" steel are snappy in it.
16 yard trap with traploads are a ton of fun. Mine has 400 rounds plus through it.
The load I shot out of the S&W 500 was the 440gr. bullet and 37gr. H110. No thanks.
You can miss fast & you can miss a lot, but only hits count.
I own a 329pd and a 475 linebaugh- I consider them tame compared to the contender pistol I bought from a pawn shop with a 12" 44 barrel punched out to 444. I picked up a box of leverevolution and sighted it in off the bench. I was getting shocking sensations in my hand for a week. It went bye bye.
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.
-Chesterton
You play with the same stuff I do.
375h&h in a #1 tropical
416 Rigby in a cz550
458 Lott in a Ruger Magnum
And just recently added:
470 Nitro Express in a Sabatti O/U Double
9.3x74R in a Sabatti SxS Double.
I'm firing the last 2 for the first time in a few days -after Christmas. Dont want to be in a shoulder sling for Christmas.
Made the mistake of agreeing to try out a fellow club members 460 Weatherby Magnum. Only got off one round before handing it back to him worse for the experience. That was a few years ago…my shoulder still aches.
A 329 with 300 gr hardcasts and a max load of H110 is serious.
Laser grips help and if you're wrassling with Mr Griz you won't notice the recoil !
Would a Remington rolling block pistol chambered in 45-70 loader with full charge 500 grain bullets qualify? At our range a guy showed up with the afore mentioned gun and loads. Wanted to know if anyone wanted to shoot it. He had a 100 round box with one spent round. Of course I had to try it. I lasted for 7 shots. The rest shot 1,2, or 3 times. I have a rep as being able to handle heavy recoiling handguns he left with 84 loaded rounds.
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All times wasted wots not spent shootin!
JDJones Contender with no brake in my youth. Not a real smart thing to do it actually caused damage to my forearm.
12-gauge flare gun with regular 12-gauge shell nearly 40 years ago... Definitely wasn't a smart thing to do... Didn't have much recoil, but it did hurt...
Of the firearms I own the nastiest recoiling pistol in the herd is a Kel-Tec P-40. Light weight with a "snap" effect at the shot. I get to brag about the punishment any day I fire a complete magazine of ammo from this little demon.
Of a friend's firearms - a 500 S&W. He handed me the hand cannon and 3 rounds. One round was enough for the recoil experience, the rest were almost like an "I dare you" moment. In spite of the awesome recoil that revolver stacked all 3 shots into one of the tightest groups I have ever fired from a powerhouse handgun.
Had several 375 H&H's, one of my favorites is a 458 WM. Shoot the 458 a lot, mostly with reduced loads. Some loaded to factory level. Have to be prepared, it can hurt.
375 JDJ, 45-70, and 450 Marlin Encore barrels. Again, have to be prepared. Loaded to moderate levels they are not bad.
Don
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