Whats the hardest kicking gun you ever fired?
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Polar Man
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Same for me, that hockey puck butt pad is a big culprit I think.
I found the 00 buck hit harder then the slugs though.
577
My friend had a double 577 made on a british double shotgun action, original barrels cut off @4" from the face, the rest was drilled, and then the new barrels silver soldered into the sleeves. Not really a heavy gun. It was chambered for 577 3 inch. With 180 grains of black 2f, and a 700 grain cast lead bullet, I leaned way forwards into it, and ended up staggering backwards
with the thunderous blast. One shot for me, one shot for him. He sold it.
My friend had a double 577 made on a british double shotgun action, original barrels cut off @4" from the face, the rest was drilled, and then the new barrels silver soldered into the sleeves. Not really a heavy gun. It was chambered for 577 3 inch. With 180 grains of black 2f, and a 700 grain cast lead bullet, I leaned way forwards into it, and ended up staggering backwards
with the thunderous blast. One shot for me, one shot for him. He sold it.
11 Field Regt. RCA here. And YES, the 105mm Howitzer is a loud one... I got 55-60% hearing loss in my right ear, and 10-20% in my left ear... 'cause in the old days, ear protection wasn't "cool".
On the plus side, you can't hear the ones that are making fun of ya
A net gun based on a old .303 british action taken off an old military rifle (possibly a P17 Enfield) with the 4 net weights loaded in too far down the tubes. Knocked me straight on my ass. I'm a big guy, had fired lots of powerful rifles in my life, got cocky, and paid the price with a bit of pride. Those 4 weights simply don't want to leave the tubes and the recoil was incredible.
Old Mossberg
When I was 15 my friend and I found a box of old Imperial 12 gage rounds, they were the blue paper/cardboard ones. We made the "wise" decision to use his grandpa's single shot break action Mossberg instead of the much bigger Remington pump. Those old shells belched a blue flame and bruised us both up good enough that we never used them again, no matter how desperate we were to shoot gophers and granary pigeons.
Oh the fun of being young on a farm
Kozy
When I was 15 my friend and I found a box of old Imperial 12 gage rounds, they were the blue paper/cardboard ones. We made the "wise" decision to use his grandpa's single shot break action Mossberg instead of the much bigger Remington pump. Those old shells belched a blue flame and bruised us both up good enough that we never used them again, no matter how desperate we were to shoot gophers and granary pigeons.
Oh the fun of being young on a farm
Kozy
What the hell if we're talking military stuff, 18 years in the armour corps was fun for shooting big guns. My first time of firing the 84mm recoilless rifle(recoilless my @@s), I had a cold and my mouth was closed, blew snot all over myself. Then there was the first time I was in the drivers hole in a Leopard when service SABOT was fired, it knocked my headset off! I always felt bad for the infantry guys that got too far forward on live fire exercises when we would fire the main on the Leopard, they only did that once
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All of this recoil talk has almost convinced me to shoot my 460 Weatherby Mark 5 Deluxe, which has sat unfired in my gun safe for at least 30 years. Perhaps this summer. I bought the rifle since it was so pretty and so powerful. I have never fired it for fear of developing a world class flinch. However, since I purchased the 460, I NEVER have had any problems with elephants in my GTA back yard. Somehow those elephants know who has the big rifles, and they wisely avoid those back yards.
Up until a few montha ago I would have said my first H&R 12 gauge Single Shot Shotgun I bought when I was 16 for $15.00.
I recently bought a Rossi .44Mag with a 20" barrel. Using 22 gr of 4227 under my cast 245 gr Lyman boolit the gun is painfull! I intend to install a slip on recoil pad and shoot reduced charges in the gun. I'll save the full loads when tripping through the bush.
The curved butt no doubt contributes to the felt recoil.
Take Care
Bob
I recently bought a Rossi .44Mag with a 20" barrel. Using 22 gr of 4227 under my cast 245 gr Lyman boolit the gun is painfull! I intend to install a slip on recoil pad and shoot reduced charges in the gun. I'll save the full loads when tripping through the bush.
The curved butt no doubt contributes to the felt recoil.
Take Care
Bob
My Blaser S2 double rifle chambered for 9.3x74R. Loaded with 250 grain Nosler Ballistic tips. I also suffered a headache after shooting it which was caused by concussion of the gun blast. The cartridges on a double are closer to the head than a conventional bolt action. I guess that I shouldn't be shooting big cartridges in doubles. I have no problem with my 12 gauge double shooting 3 inch magnum shells.
Torch a few off, it's a ton of fun. First time out with my 460 I put a sand bag between my should and the gun. Fired one, realised it wasn't going to kill me, ripped off 8 more. My head was messed up. Called it quits for the day. Kept it to 5-6 rounds at a time after that. After years of shooting big stuff I've toned it down, .458 and 416 Rem are as big as I shoot now but I can shoot those like .22s.
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The hardest wac I ever got was the first time I ever shot a real gun (other then pellet guns) I just turned 16 and weighed about 145 so my older brother gave me a 12 gauge as gift and for a joke he put a 3 inch or a 3 1/2 inch shell in it (can't quite remember now, maybe because it knocked the bejesus out of me) he handed it to me and I put her up and let go, my brother and his buddy had a great laugh, (I didn't think it was funny at all, #######S)
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Same....
That and a .600 Nitro express double rifle.... and I was stupid enough to fire it 6 times for a group......
