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    Hardest most violent recoil...

    This is the hardest recoiling hand gun I have ever shot. Never never never shoot this from the bench with your elbow touching the table, when 150 grain or heavier magnums are loaded in the cylinder... haha I made that mistake once!
    Hogue bantam grips on smith and wesson model 60-9 357 mag snub. Current fun load pictured in the still frames is 155 grain keith deep hollow point with 15.5 grains ww296. They sure leave in a hurry! Feels about the same as the American Eagle 158 grain magnum loading, except for cooler looking bullets haha.
    Interesting fact about how the sights are regulated: 148 grain button nose wad cutter loaded with 3 grains ww231in 38 special brass hits to the same spot (point of aim = point of impact is the same at 25 yards!!!)as 110-125 grain jhp 20 grains ww296 in 357 mag brass.

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    That steel boat anchor? Try a 360. 11.4 ounces of scandium and titanium. Hold on tight!





    I suspect someone will be along with a scandium .44 mag shortly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by imashooter2 View Post
    That steel boat anchor? Try a 360. 11.4 ounces of scandium and titanium. Hold on tight!





    I suspect someone will be along with a scandium .44 mag shortly.
    That is awesome!

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    had the opportunity to shoot a 6" 454 casull. One cylinder full was plenty, but fun!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by imashooter2 View Post

    I suspect someone will be along with a scandium .44 mag shortly.
    These are old news https://www.smith-wesson.com/product/model-329pd

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    I meant a member posting something along the lines of "That little mouse gun? You should try a 329…”
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    I tried one of the then New Scandium J-Frame in .357mag when they came out in 1996.

    Stupid enough to fire 2 rounds. I prefer the Casull in .454 with the Pretty Rosewood grips.
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    I have to wear shooting gloves with this one, otherwise it'll likely bite you. 45-70 revolver, which arguably a snub nose with a 6 inch barrel. It knocks off the dirt and dust on the sunroof at the gun range when you fire it. I did not like the S&W snubnose 44 magnum with the Scandium frame though. I do have a Ruger Super Redhawk snubbie in 44 mag though. It is a handful too.

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    Probably the worst for shooting 44 magnums is the not so common Pietta 1873 SAA revolver clone in 44 mag. It really needs better grips as the standard grips are horrid when firing 44 mags. Defintely wear shooting gloves. It is best to stick with 44 Specials in it though.
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    My 642 was annoyingly snappy enough that I sold it.

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    I like handguns as much as the next person but a 45-70 revolver...? WOW
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    A work associate rode with me one day and noticed a box of 458 Win Mag ammo on the truck seat. He started telling me about how much he knows about guns, because his family are all deer hunters. He picked up the box while talking, removed one of the cigar-sized cartridges, and asked "is this a pistol bullet or a rifle bullet?"

    A 458 Win Mag handgun would be a handful.

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    Here you go Tatum https://youtu.be/kL8v4p9LsQI

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    A 4 shot Austrian made 600 Nitro Express revolver…….quite a handful!

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    For how good it felt in the hand, the Charter Arms Bulldog in .44 Special with its stock walnut grips was surprisingly unpleasant to shoot. I enjoyed .44 Specials out of my S&W Model 29. Out of the Bulldog they felt like catching a hardball bare handed. It’s aluminum frame gave it an unloaded 23 oz. weight which may partially account for the punishing recoil.

    My Mom was 65 or so when she shot it the first time. My Dad had passed and my brother and I were plinking in the backyard while inventorying his guns for sale. We handed her the Bulldog with appropriate cautions and She shocked us both by picking it up and blaming off five quick shots! It may have been the first time she fired a pistol!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Targa View Post
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    Try shoot an Encore 45/70 15 inch handgun with the standard tapered barrel, no brake, shooting a 550 grain cast bullet at 1500 fps. Maybe a 50 Alaskan Encore handgun with a 700 grain at 1400 fps or an Encore handgun in 458 Win Mag with a 500 grain at 1900. All these loads were chronographed not guessed. Maybe a BFR in 45/70 with a 515 grain at 1440 chronographed.

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    well, ranking way up there at the top of the list for hard recoiling guns are the 45-70 Derringers. There were two or three companies that made them over the years too. Bond Arms and American Derringer made them, and I think one other too.
    Here is one example: yes it does hurt to fire one. How this guy even handles it forthat many shots in one day is amazing.


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