What is the least fun gun you have shot?

[Scharfschuetze]

Rifle: The Barret M-82/M-107 .50 cal rifle. The recoil isn't bad due to an efficient muzzle brake, but that brake requires double ear protection and is probably part of the reason I have tinnitus. I wouldn't shoot one recreationally, but on the job, well ya got 'a do what ya got 'a do.

Pistol: 1911 (original GI), not the 1911A1. The short grip safety allows the hammer spur to cut the heck out of the web of my hand unless I wear a glove.

Shotgun: 870 Supermag with 3 1/2" shells. Sometimes when shooting geese I don't notice the recoil, but mostly I do. Of course the geese don't think much of it either!

[jimb16]

And another for the .45-70 contender. 6 rounds and my arm was numb for several hours. I think I'd let the grizzley get me before I'd fire that thing again!

[w5pv]

Model 600 Remington 308 bad recoil it would hurt you to shoot

[montana_charlie]

And another for the .45-70 contender. 6 rounds and my arm was numb for several hours. I think I'd let the grizzley get me before I'd fire that thing again!

Over on the Singleshot forum it's not uncommon to see discussions about Contenders in 45/70.
And, every now and then you'll see somebody looking for that barrel in the Want to Buy section.

I have never figured out why ANYBODY would want to shoot that cartridge in a handgun.

CM

[tygar]

My first .460 was before they ported them & I just went to my bench & started to shoot. 6 rounds later I was seeing black with shiny stars flickering. The moral is....don't shoot a ball buster with it low on the table & you leaning into it. Have it hi enough to sit up straight & don't lean in, just have it snug to shoulder.

But, the all time worst was my first .470 double. It was a Douglas & it just did not fit right for me & about broke my shoulder, it really hurt.

For sheer snap from an overbore, the .378 Wby w/o break, no doubt. Even with the break it'll get your attention.

ps it took 2 wks before the stars went away

I FORGOT: I once had my .458 double rifle, double on me! 2 .458s at the same time when your aren't expecting it really sucks. I couldn't shoot from that shoulder for about 3 months & it was the only time I partially dropped a gun.

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

My LCR with heavy 357 mag loads. This thing is amazingly accurate for a sub 2" barrel though. My best groups is sub 2.5" at 20 yards...freehand! Typical groups from a rest are around 3". But it hurts. I guess, it's still more fun to have a gun that shoots well and beats the pi$$ out of you than to have one that you can't hit with.

[azrednek]

A 35 Remington Contender with factory ammo. Once was enough.

[btroj]

Anyone else notice the tendency for light gun/heavy load to be pretty unfriendly to shoot?

I don't mind a 3" 12 ga int he field but to shoot on paper to see how it patterns? Not fun. Worse yet was the short stock I put on my wife's shotgun so my faith gutter could use it with a red dot for turkey. Firing a round with your fingers against your cheek and lips when you know it is gonna hurt isn't pleasant. At least I was smart enough to do the majority of the adjusting using 12 AG trap loads and not 3" 2 oz loads.

[Echo]

Hammerrli .22LR Free Pistol. The flamin' trigger was so light, and the grips fit so well, that I could hardly tell when it went off.

But then there was the Clark 38 - really sweet, but an un-forgiving Bee Eye itch - make a little mistake that would throw a 9 with a 45, and the Clark would throw a 7!

[BRobertson]

A friend's .378 Weatherby!!!

Bob

[jonp]

Ruger #1 45-70 with loads of 405 gr @ around 1,900 fps. from a bench.

Rick

Your a tougher man than I

[Love Life]

7 lb 300 winchester magnum.

[wch]

57mm recoilless rifle.

[Thundermaker]

Ruger 77 stainless with synthetic skeletal stock in '06. Recoil on those guns is horrible for any caliber.

[jonp]

Wow is this a toss-up...I had a Ruger SP101 snub that was no fun with full house 158gr ammo. I could shoot it fine but it was not pleasant.
I shot a double barrel 10g when I was in high school to prove what a stud I was. I let off both barrels at once and found out I was not.
Guy at Whitetail deer camp had a 378 Weatherby Mag he was letting people try. Why have one in deer camp I'm not sure but I was in junior high and trying to be manly so I tried it. Almost broke my shoulder and the scope bite pretty much gave me a concussion. Never tried one again and will never for any reason short of a lifetime safari but many are those Weatherby's beautiful guns.

[jonp]

I used to work at a gunshop/outdoor range many many years ago.When they mounted a scope we would put 3 rounds through each one at 100 yards. I fired 15 rounds through 5, 460 Weatherbys off the bench. I had a bruise that went from my sternum to my elbow.

We are not worthy. You must have loved that job to do something like that.

[RogerDat]

Grandfathers 10 gauge single barrel "goose" gun. I was a big kid but not that big. I have uncles in heaven who are probably still chuckling over how that rocked my world.
Sporterized 303 Enfield, I thought cool it's light, easy to carry, still has the neat brass butt plate and I already have ammo. Bought it but did not enjoy that much charge out of a rifle that light directed at a metal butt plate pulled against my shoulder.

[dromia]

Anything black, tactical and without wood. The sheer ugliness of such guns suck out any pleasure one might get shooting them.

[farmerjim]

My Ruger 10-22. It would not shoot better than a 12 inch group at 25 feet. After keeping it for 10 years and trying all kinds of fixes I put a Green Mtn. Bull barrel on it. It now shoots a dime sized ragged hole at 50 yards. From the least fun to the most fun for $100. I may put a $300 trigger on it.

[375supermag]

The only gun I ever fired that I didn't like was a Glock 10mm that I rented at a public range in Ohio while on vacation.
I shot it well enough, but 50 rounds later the web of my right hand between the thumb and trigger finger was rubbed raw from the grip.

That was nearly 20 years ago now and I still have never found a need to own a Glock of my own.

I have shot a couple of lightweight .357Mag revolvers that were just plain unpleasant to shoot as well.