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Biggest caliber, most powerful, or worst recoil? Largest caliber I have ever fired was my 50 caliber muzzle loader. Most powerful rifle cartridge was a 375 H&H mag. Worst recoiling gun is a 12 gauge Mossberg pump with a 3 1/2 inch magnum turkey load. Those 3 1/2 inch turkey loads are brutal. A 375 H&H is like shooting a 243 compared to launching 2 1/4 ounces of lead shot at 1200 fps.
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10 gauge H&R and two .375 H&H magnums. Prior to that, I thought I wanted a .416 Rem Mag and a .458 Lott. Don't have any of them now. I did use 12 gauge 3" magnum slugs for 20+ years until they legalized "pistol cartridge rifles" here in Ohio
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Campfire Outfitter
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.460 Weatherby. Guy at the range was shooting factory ammo to fire form, and let a few onlookers fire a couple of shots.
Stupidity has its way, while its cousin, evil, runs rampant.
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Campfire Outfitter
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50BMG at least once a week
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Campfire Ranger
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Fired an Interarms 458 WinMag once. Actually it belonged to a member (former?) of this forum. 500gr full-house load. Recoil was stout.
My biggest/hardest kicker is a Marlin 45-70, but I don't lean on it.
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Campfire Sage
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.450 Marlin and .330 Dakota.
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Campfire Tracker
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378 Weatherby. No brake, no scope, offhand.
Didn't think it was all that bad, figured it would make a good elk rifle. But might be different from a bench. I'll stay with my 300 WM.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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.458 Win, .50 BMG, .500 NE, 10 ga. 3 1/2”.
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M203 40mm
Big boom and it didn’t overpenetrate!!
Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. - Ronald Reagan
For why should my freedom be judged by another man's conscience? - 1 Corinthians 10:29
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Ruger #1 Tropical 458 mag. Loaded hot from the bench. Once was enough.
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.500 NE double rifle for me...still shoot it regularly
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Rifle - .460 Weatherby Magnum from the bench.
Revolver - .454 Casull from the bench.
Every day on this side of the ground is a win.
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Funnest toy I got to play a bit with was a 50 cal M2. No problem spotting impacts:)
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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M203 40mm
Big boom and it didn’t overpenetrate!! Oh yeah, I forgot about that one. I suppose that is the biggest handheld/shoulder-fired I've done.
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Campfire Ranger
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50 cal single shot, and 50 AE.
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Campfire Ranger
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Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
“Molon Labe”
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Campfire Ranger
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460 WBY when I was stationed at Eielson AFB near Fairbanks, AK.
Old timer with lots of guns used to come to the range on base every once in a while. He let me fire it once and I almost blacked out from the recoil.
50 BMG prone Barrett semi-auto with a brake was a pussy cat in comparison.
“Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General
John Stark.
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![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/PJyTRNNw/20170313-181710.jpg) 50 cal TC Hawken. 12 ga. 375 HH But the most memorable and most misdrablr and most painful kick was from a light 20 high grade English stocked straight grip Citori when i pulled the trigger on a heavy slug in the bottom barrel.
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
I Dindo Nuffin
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Can’t compete with artillery or military AP rounds.
For sporting applications largest calibers - 458 Win Mag, 458 Lott, 450 Rigby Rimless, 500 NE 3”
Significant recoil - 400 grain loads @ 2350-2400+ MV in various 416s & 404s in lighter weight rifles.
All interesting for their intended purpose.
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty of give me death! P. Henry
Deus vult!
Rhodesians all now
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