Whats the hardest kicking gun you ever fired?

When I was a teenager I shot a buddie's single shot 12 ga with 3" magnums. It kicked up so hard it tore the foregrip off in my hand. I handed it back and told him to sell it..he did.
 
Ruger No. 3 in 45/70. It belonged to another shooter at the range who had loaded some stout stuff (can't recall bullet weight but it rocked) and he let me try a few. The muzzle rise was very impressive.
 
Shooting upland game birds we always just use 2 3/4 cheapies mainly because I am terrible with a shotgun, its still fun though. Last year before going out I found one 3" magnum on the top shelf of the cabinet so I threw it in my pocket. About half way through the day I put it in the mag tube first with the reasoning that by the third shot the birds are usually a ways out there. It just so happened that after that we walked for about 45 minutes before flushing another flock, needless to say I had forgotten about the 3" shell. 2 3/4 bird shot has almost no kick and my gun was not very tight to my shoulder. That third trigger pull rocked my world!
 
Had an old 10ga that would drop both hammers if you were fool enough to #### them both.

Some of the 45-120 and 50-110 or 50-140 rounds that I've tried bit a little too. That was with black powder so its a bit different type of recoil than you get with something like a 458 win.
 
Ruger No 1 in 375 H&H upgraded to 375 Weatherby Magnum.
Little red rubber buttplate,it was brutal,flinching by the 5 round.
Accurate but I eventually traded it.
 
.416 Remington. Kicked like a mule! Kicked harder than the .460 Weatherby, or the .510/.460 did. After two shots, I was tingling right down to my finger tips.
 
My single shot NEF Pardner with 3" #6 Turkey loads kicked my ass, glad I only had to pattern it once....wonder what the 3 1/2 would feel like...
 
The hardest kicking rifle I fired was a Sako Ultra Light in 375 HH Magnum with PMP 300 gr solids. It kicked Harder than a 416 Rem with 300 gr Bx loaded to 2700 fps. The 458 winmag I fired was very managable and kicked less than both the 375 and 416.
 
Shrek said:
.416 Remington. Kicked like a mule! Kicked harder than the .460 Weatherby, or the .510/.460 did. After two shots, I was tingling right down to my finger tips.
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Must have been a pretty light .416. My 378 kicks way more than my .416 Rem and my 460 was just stupid recoil.
 
.338 Win Mag on a featherweight platform.
I've felt groggy and a little dumber ever since.
I sold that rifle after 10 rounds.
Kind of like getting beat over the head with a 2X4.
 
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