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- Victoria,BC.
That's easy, Brno ZKK602 .458 WinMag
Whats the hardest kicking gun you ever fired?
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parker hale 7mm rem mag, shoots any kind of factory loads like a laszer beam, even when I was younger that dam thing hurt now at 60+ ------
Put a muzzle brake on it that will take your hat off every time and now it is loud but a pleasure to shoot.
Just a bit ago a buddy wnted to sell me sako .375h+h That bugger had some thump to it
Put a muzzle brake on it that will take your hat off every time and now it is loud but a pleasure to shoot.
Just a bit ago a buddy wnted to sell me sako .375h+h That bugger had some thump to it
Second on that 10 gauge. A hunting buddy pulled the same trick on me when I fired his Churchill while goose hunting.
For my own guns - I'd say my Tikka T3 Lite in .270 WSM. I've fired a .50 HMG and that has a lot of recoil but its not pressing up against your shoulder.
Merry Christmas everyone!
For my own guns - I'd say my Tikka T3 Lite in .270 WSM. I've fired a .50 HMG and that has a lot of recoil but its not pressing up against your shoulder.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Here's the rest of the story...
The rest of the story on that rifle above is I purchased it from him. Never shot it as a .300 Rum but had my 'smith put on a nice shape Rem factory take-off stainless barrel in .264 Win Mag on it.
She's fun to shoot now & I still have it.
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The rest of the story on that rifle above is I purchased it from him. Never shot it as a .300 Rum but had my 'smith put on a nice shape Rem factory take-off stainless barrel in .264 Win Mag on it.
She's fun to shoot now & I still have it.
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.375 H&H Sako AV left hand using Winchester 300 grain soft points, 5 rounds from an offhand standing position. The recoil was mostly a very generous thrust to the upper body.
2 nd to that was a Weatherby MK V left hand in .340 Weatherby using Speer 275 grain soft points hand loaded to almost 2900 f.p.s., 45 rounds from the bench, no lead sled back then (1984), no porting. A most brutal session.
Have not experienced this personally but have been told that of all the commercially made dangerous game cartridges made today, the .378 Weatherby Magnum is by far the worst experience you'll ever have with recoil as the bite and bark are equal in ferocity. Documented incidents of this cartridge literally shearing scope base screws off resulting with the scope itself free recoiling separate from the rifle. Have seen this on video and have no reason to dispute it. Free recoil is undeniably vicious and likely life altering to the shooter. Getting rattled to that degree must have a price to pay with it too.
See no need nor desire to acquire such a brute as I'm not currently being bothered by any such big assed critters that can bite back or stomp you into the dirt. But as with anything in shooting, having such a dangerous game rifle and cartridge is not necessarily the same or relevant to needing one.
As in many such experiences, more often than not, less than 1 box of 20 rounds is what you see accompanying the sale of the near new shoulder busting rifle as the novelty soon gives way to the reality of an often brutal recoil. Hence the old phrase of how they "kill at both ends!"
2 nd to that was a Weatherby MK V left hand in .340 Weatherby using Speer 275 grain soft points hand loaded to almost 2900 f.p.s., 45 rounds from the bench, no lead sled back then (1984), no porting. A most brutal session.
Have not experienced this personally but have been told that of all the commercially made dangerous game cartridges made today, the .378 Weatherby Magnum is by far the worst experience you'll ever have with recoil as the bite and bark are equal in ferocity. Documented incidents of this cartridge literally shearing scope base screws off resulting with the scope itself free recoiling separate from the rifle. Have seen this on video and have no reason to dispute it. Free recoil is undeniably vicious and likely life altering to the shooter. Getting rattled to that degree must have a price to pay with it too.
See no need nor desire to acquire such a brute as I'm not currently being bothered by any such big assed critters that can bite back or stomp you into the dirt. But as with anything in shooting, having such a dangerous game rifle and cartridge is not necessarily the same or relevant to needing one.
As in many such experiences, more often than not, less than 1 box of 20 rounds is what you see accompanying the sale of the near new shoulder busting rifle as the novelty soon gives way to the reality of an often brutal recoil. Hence the old phrase of how they "kill at both ends!"
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- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
I doubled a .500 Nitro if that counts. Truth be told, the recoil was no worse than firing one round, because both barrels fired as individual events. My poor shooting technique resulted in the recoil of the first shot causing me to harp the rear trigger, which in turn fired the second barrel. Although it sounded like a single shot, the muzzle rise was a bit higher was all.
If I've told this story earlier in this thread, sorry . . its been going for a long time. The most objectionable recoil I've experienced has been as a result of poorly designed and fitting stocks, often with mild cartridges; the Mosin Nagant carbine being an outstanding example.
If I've told this story earlier in this thread, sorry . . its been going for a long time. The most objectionable recoil I've experienced has been as a result of poorly designed and fitting stocks, often with mild cartridges; the Mosin Nagant carbine being an outstanding example.
I don't know if I've posted on this thread yet....
I've shoot a lot of big-azzed centerfire rifles and none of the compare to 3 1/2" 2 1/4 oz. 12 gauge Turkey loads...
About eight years ago I was hunting with my son, and to get a shot at a gobbler I had to twist my body around and peer through some brush, in doing that, I forgot about the scope... When I fired, I felt a punch to my forehead... As I peered through a strange haze, I saw FIVE gobblers go down, I turned to my son to say "what the heck?" But there were FIVE sons looking back at me, and then for awhile I just saw blue sky and green trees... When I came to, my son was congratulating me on a fine gobbler and a fine "goose.... egg" on my forehead... We cleaned up the blood and kept hunting...
I've shoot a lot of big-azzed centerfire rifles and none of the compare to 3 1/2" 2 1/4 oz. 12 gauge Turkey loads...
About eight years ago I was hunting with my son, and to get a shot at a gobbler I had to twist my body around and peer through some brush, in doing that, I forgot about the scope... When I fired, I felt a punch to my forehead... As I peered through a strange haze, I saw FIVE gobblers go down, I turned to my son to say "what the heck?" But there were FIVE sons looking back at me, and then for awhile I just saw blue sky and green trees... When I came to, my son was congratulating me on a fine gobbler and a fine "goose.... egg" on my forehead... We cleaned up the blood and kept hunting...
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I fired a friends Taurus raging judge.
He loaded up 2x 45 colt, they were fine.
Then 2x 3" 410 shotshells, again fine.
Then 2x 454 casull...
I only fired one of those!
He loaded up 2x 45 colt, they were fine.
Then 2x 3" 410 shotshells, again fine.
Then 2x 454 casull...
I only fired one of those!
Hardest kicking was definitely a friend's 460WBY necked up to 505. But it wasn't unpleasant, just not particularly fun. The most unpleasant kick I've ever experienced is my 14" Fabarm pistol grip 12 gauge. I love the gun but when I tried shooting some magnum slugs out of it, I got the message loud and clear why serious rifles don't use a pistol grip. I have a DE50 and a S&W500 and none of those kick as hard as the abuse my wrist took that day.
Poor fitting stocks in mild cartridges can be far worse than the big guys. Jungle Carbines and Mosin M38s can be pretty rough, although the few extra pounds of the full sized Mosin makes it a pussy cat (I shot service rifles matches 1-12 with a Mosin twice with no issue (100+ rounds in two hours.)
I've shot a .378 WBY (ported), a 7.5 pound .416 Ruger, .458 Lott, hot loaded .45/70s, 10 guage goose loads, 12 gauge 3.5" turkey loads.
All of them give a pretty darn good shove lol. In a good fitting rifle they just don't feel as bad as trying to wring a bunch through the old Jungle Carbine, which fit me so poorly.
I've shot a .378 WBY (ported), a 7.5 pound .416 Ruger, .458 Lott, hot loaded .45/70s, 10 guage goose loads, 12 gauge 3.5" turkey loads.
All of them give a pretty darn good shove lol. In a good fitting rifle they just don't feel as bad as trying to wring a bunch through the old Jungle Carbine, which fit me so poorly.
