What's the most felt recoil from fired handgun

[HogDaddy]

Easy question for me to answer. S&W 340PD .357 magnum 13oz of pure hell. Gun was made to be carried all the time and shot very little. Shooting Federal low recoil hi engery Hydra-shocks 125 grains .357 magnums. I carried that little weapon for a long time before retiring it to the gun safe for a Kahr PM 9.

 

[hickuleas]

50AE in a IMI Desert Eagle. Nothing i have fired compared to the 50AE.

 

[gunman41mag]

The SMITH & WESSON 500 MAGNUM, I sold it

 

[Fargo]

Easy question for me to answer. S&W 340PD .357 magnum 13oz of pure hell. Gun was made to be carried all the time and shot very little. Shooting Federal low recoil hi engery Hydra-shocks 125 grains .357 magnums. I carried that little weapon for a long time before retiring it to the gun safe for a Kahr PM 9.

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I ran 5 158 grn JSP .357's through one and my hand was numb and an old cut had broken open afterward.

Joe

 

[Deldorado]

S&W 500 mag...3 shots was all I could take

 

[Kagnew]

I think a little Taurus .327 Magnum snubby I had kicked about as hard as anything I've ever shot.

 

[rnmcguire]

.44 Magnum single action

 

[shooter1054]

I have a Taurus 617 357 mag. its a 2" ported barrel 7 shot. It kicks like a little mule. I love it. The kick is part of the fun for me. I know I'm a sick puppy, but it gets me through.

 

[CountryBoy19]

TC handgun in 45-70... it was wild... I knew it was gonna be wild so I was prepared and still about lost my grip on it.

The kid (about 20 y.o.) that shot it after me wasn't so prepared. He came away with a really bad case of scope bite. Blood was gushing everywhere... it had to cut him to the bone I'm sure... the nurse that was present recommended that he go get stitches for it... but I don't think he did.

 

[BigMatt]

454 Casull in a Ruger Redhawk

 

[fergie22]

a double barreled derringer in 44 magnum flew right out of my hand only took one shot lol

semper fi

 

[Michld01]

454 Casull from a Freedom Arms revolver. A lot worse than S&W .500 mag.

 

[steif]

2 of mine

I only had 2 that I can think of that actually really hurt. one was a simple T/C contender with the old style wood grips with a 10 inch octagon 30/30 barrel. I am not sure why, but that was just punishing. The other was like the original poster, a 45/70 derringer. It was a handful with the 405 gr remington factory loads, but then we tried the 300 grain federal hollow points in it, and wow... 2 or 3 rounds is all that I could take. the difference in recoil on those 2 factory loads was amazing. The only other thing I ever shot that was absolutely bad was an old Ithaca Mag-10 roadblocker. Shooting the 10 ga slugs, it's the only rifle or shotgun that knocked my glasses clean off when I shot it....every time..lol.

 

[sbcman]

M&P 340 with 357, 158gr, Remington jsp. Especially the first few times I shot it.

I watched a Jerry Miculek video once where he was firing a 500. He said on bigger, heavier recoiling rounds, he liked to hold low. Never tested his theory because I never had anything bother me till the M&P 340. I only shot it ONCE holding high- his theory does help when shooting it. I can manage a full TWO cylinders of 357 full house before going back to 38sp now.

 

[sbcman]

454 Casull from a Freedom Arms revolver. A lot worse than S&W .500 mag.

Why do you think this is the case? Is it revolver weight, the round, the frame and grips? I've heard a lot of people say that 454 is more vicious, just curious.

 

[Steelworker]

A friend had a Contender in 45/70. I shot it once. He had a 2nd cartridge ready to hand to me. I said " uh, no thanks."

 

[Cherryspringer]

My crosman .17 pellet co2. I gave up even trying to handle it 35 years ago.

 

[1946]

Savage Striker in .308. Could make your wrist very tender.

 

[1946]

Also had a Taurus 2 inch snubby in 44 magnum, non ported. Five rounds on 300 grainers and my hand would ask me to please put it down.

 

[Michld01]

Why do you think this is the case? Is it revolver weight, the round, the frame and grips? I've heard a lot of people say that 454 is more vicious, just curious.

I know 454 revolver does weigh less, so that would increase the felt recoil. Also, the S&W 500 I shot was compensated, so that might of had something to due with it too.