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I once shot a Contender in .35 Remington, loaded with a cast 250gr. bullet, supposedly 2 grains heavier than recommended powder charge.
It kicked so hard I didn't believe it, and had to shoot it again.
That, and another Contender in .357 Maximum ruined it for me. I wouldn't own a Contender on a bet. I revile them.
As far as long guns go, the most memorable was a Weatherby in .378, with a brake. It seemed like a 12 gauge slug gun to me, tolerable, but not enjoyable.
I once had a 600 Remington in .308 that wasn't fun, either.
I don't like recoil any more, I can only take about 12 rounds of .454 and I get headaches and flinch pretty bad.
Now I shoot stuff like .17 and .22 Hornets and call it good. Shooting is fun again!
You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.
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Hardest kicker was a 18.5" barreled 835 with 3.5" turkey loads. Two was all I wanted to handle.
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Funny that lots of people mention the 3.5" loads as being such high recoil loads. The thing is, you actually get very little real world difference in a 3.5" load, and a 3" load. But it does kick more.  Certainly not enough difference to justify the recoil. In my view out of certain guns the same could be said for jumping up from 2 3/4" to 3". Get a turkey in range and he's not going to like a concentrated 2 3/4" load one bit. Heck I killed 1 once stone cold dead with 7 1/2 shot out of a 20 gauge. Granted it's not what I was hunting for at the time and not what I'd of left with if I was, but it killed it dead outright.
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I've never understood why someone would let a kid shoot a gun that hurts a man. Any joke that hurts someone just ain't funny.
Scope bites, and torn flesh are just about as funny as an adult arm wrestling a kid and breaking bones.
I'd toss anyone playing those kind of games out of camp. A large part of hunting, is passing on the knowledge and skills. Why would any kid come back to the sport after that? Damage a kid's growing shoulder for a laugh? Not my kind of humor.
I've introduced my kids, and a few neighbor's kids into hunting. Apprenticed 2 and ran them through the hunter safety course as well. The idea of knocking any on them on thier azzes for a laugh, just doesn't seem funny. Just my opinion, YMMV.
An unemployed Jester, is nobody's Fool.
the only real difference between a good tracker and a bad tracker, is observation. all the same data is present for both. The rest, is understanding what you're seeing.
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Hmmmm. Probably my Garcia Bronco .410. Not the heaviest, but most unpleasant. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.gunsamerica.com/UserImages/84215/904025667/wm_3453395.jpg) drop at heel on that thing is HUGE!
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I've never understood why someone would let a kid shoot a gun that hurts a man. Any joke that hurts someone just ain't funny.
Scope bites, and torn flesh are just about as funny as an adult arm wrestling a kid and breaking bones.
I'd toss anyone playing those kind of games out of camp. A large part of hunting, is passing on the knowledge and skills. Why would any kid come back to the sport after that? Damage a kid's growing shoulder for a laugh? Not my kind of humor.
I've introduced my kids, and a few neighbor's kids into hunting. Apprenticed 2 and ran them through the hunter safety course as well. The idea of knocking any on them on thier azzes for a laugh, just doesn't seem funny. Just my opinion, YMMV. 100% agree. 22's, 17's 222's and the like. Get em to ignore the pop of the rifle and learn to shoot first, they will learn to ignore the kick later. Start them out with the kick and live with the consequences.
One is alone in a land so vast, there is only the mountains, the wind, and the eyes of God.
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#1 spot goes to a 6lb H&R 12ga. Single shot, 3 1/2"er. I was squatting over a rain puddle and going to pattern it at 40 yds. The vicious little thing left a baseball-sized bruise on my shoulder and dumped my a-- into the water. I deserved that for thinking it was a good idea.
#2 was the famous Browning Stainless Stalker in 338 Win with a butt plate surface area just greater than that of a wedge. We named it the Flying Wedge.
#3 was a Rifles Inc 458 Lott with 500's.
All three made me apppreciate that famous philosopher Mike Tyson's quip : "everybody has a plan until they get hit in the mouth."
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First one was an early 80's Model 70 in 30'06 ,hardest kicking rifle I ever owned. Sold it a week after I got it.
Second was a Franchi AL48 with slugs,god that thing just plain hurt
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I had a Rem. Model 7 in .308 that would darn near make me cry!
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Without a doubt, a Mosin M44 carbine. Horrible! Couldn't agree more.
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All three made me apppreciate that famous philosopher Mike Tyson's quip : "everybody has a plan until they get hit in the mouth."
Lol. Never figured Tyson for the brightest tool in the shed but he's spot on with that one.
One is alone in a land so vast, there is only the mountains, the wind, and the eyes of God.
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1895 18" 45/70 P+ loads......wasn't pretty.....3 or shot and I called'r done.
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winchester 94 black shadow in 444 , it sits in my safe with 11 total rounds fired.
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My worst kicking rifle would be boat paddle Ruger in 300 Winchester. I put it in an HS Precision stock and it was a lot more fun to shoot. The worst kick I have ever received from a firearm was from a H&R single shot 3 inch mag 12 ga. Looking back on it, I find it hard to believe I shot that thing voluntarily.
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I worked at a rifle range many moons ago, and shot a .600 Nitro Express for a guy headed to Africa. I was damned lucky I didn't drop the thing when it went off. Man, that thing was brutal.
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"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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A friend that has shot his share of elephants let my son and I shoot his lwt. 458 lott, yikes that was tuff..... I got a Ruger RSM in 458 Lott. It's stout.
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A Guild gun M98 Mauser in 8mm I used to own. Narrow horn but plate, way to much drop in the stock. Bloody noses and a bruise was guaranteed. And yes I have shot a lot of the big stuff
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Remington 7400 chambered .270Win. Sighted it in for my dad. Three 3 round groups. I had a head ache for the rest of the afternoon. Have since benched multiple 7RM's, .30-06's, .300 WM's and .375H&H's in bolt rifles that did not hurt me like the 7400 in .270...
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3.5" Magnum 00 out of a Browning Citori.
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