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January 8, 2021, 04:15 AM | #101 |
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45-70 contender. Had to Past shooting gloves to even approach that. Even then only very few rounds.
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January 10, 2021, 04:40 AM | #102 |
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After 40 years of shooting handguns, I finally found one I don't want to shoot again. S&W 342PD 357 mag with full house 158 gr bullets. It felt like I had been hit on the hand with a hammer! I had to force myself to pull the trigger again. My hand still hurt 2 days later. And yes, I have shot 44s, 45s, 475s, even 50 caliber handguns. They hurt different.
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January 12, 2021, 04:13 AM | #103 |
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4 pellet Federal .410 in the Public Defender stings pretty nasty, this is probably my top choice based solely on pain.
.380 LCP is not fun, I limit myself to no more than 4 mags worth whenever I shoot it. I am dying for more companies to make a .32 version of their pocket 380s. That or I need to get into reloading some of the copper/polymer ammo for the caliber. Between .380 pocket guns and the Judge PD with the Federal .410 ammo is I can still shoot the Judge effectively all day, but the .380's recoil just does a number on the nerves and muscles in my right hand to where after shooting it I have to go home. The Glock 27 has a decent amount of muzzle flip, but it's not nasty at all, in fact I shoot it more than its bigger Glock brothers. Can shoot it all day, no issues.
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January 12, 2021, 09:02 AM | #104 |
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I was not a big fan of the Ruger LCR in .357 Mag.
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January 14, 2021, 02:59 AM | #105 |
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There are 4 handguns I would hesitate to shoot again- as 3 were 'nasty' and the 4th was just unpleasant. In addition, I find .40S&W borderline nasty as well on light pistols.
#1 was my grandmothers Walther PPk/s- in .380. Very unpleasant, with a heavier trigger than needed. I was around 40 when I fired it, so it wasn't due to my youth- just unpleasant. At the time, I owned a Kahr K9, and that, with +P ammo, was much more pleasant to fire, even if the ammo was close to 390 ft/lbs of energy, vs the 200 ft/lbs of the Walther. I've read here about recoil-operated .380s and nasty. I have to say there is something there- esp when paired with light weight.#2 for nasty for me was a Ruger LCP in .380. What was I thinking? That said, I have shot .380s that are not nasty- but most were also heavy, and two of the top three were delayed recoil actions- not blowback [Star Model S Super and CZ24. Third was a Husqvarna 1907 in .380- 5" barrel on pistol designed for 9x20mm/Browning Long ammo, which is normally around 300 ft/lbs, vs the 200 ft/lbs of .380acp]. #3 for nasty for me was a Ruger LCR .38Special +P firing 125gr +P ammo. It was almost as bad as #4 for me. BTW, this LCR was the 1.88" barrel version. I tried the same box of ammo in the LCR .357Mag 1.88" barrel and it was no worse than a Firestorm .380/Bersa Thunder, which I think is ok. The .357mag version of LCR has a heavier frame. #4 was unpleasant, but not enough to stop before cylinder was empty. .454Casul, from a Freedom Arms revolver. Shooting 5 rounds of this left my hand feeling like it did after firing 50 rounds of .44mag from a 7.5" Super Redhawk. However, it was accurate- 5 rounds in an almost cloverleaf pattern at 10 yards. They holes barely touched, but they touched- yet there wasn't much overlap. Great potential- for someone else. Now, all of that said, of 9mm/.357mag/.40S&W/.44mag/.45acp/.45LC +P, the one I like the least is the recoil on the .40S&W. It is the 'worst of both worlds' compared to 9 and .45: sharper/snappier than .45, and more torque/push than 9. I respect the round, but don't see buying one in my future. |
January 26, 2021, 07:23 PM | #106 |
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A 50 caliber black powder revolver that 5 of the 6 rounds go off simotaneously because the owner forgot to grease them. My wrist was swollen for a week!!
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January 29, 2021, 05:47 PM | #107 |
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.454 Casull with 300 gr JSPs at 1650 FPS. Not enjoyable to shoot.
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January 30, 2021, 04:30 PM | #108 |
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My Super Blackhawk, fired with 300 grain full power loads stings a mite, but I love pain. hdbiker
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