I'm mostly a handgun guy looking to beef up my rifle collection, so I post this out of naivety.
I took the opportunity to rent a S&W .44 Magnum at my local range and bought a box of 20 cartridges. After shooting 6 rounds, I was already starting to hurt...but fought through the pain and finished the box of 20. I own a couple guns in .45ACP and .357 Magnum. I can handle them better, but the .357 would certainly wear on me after awhile, but not as quickly as that .44.
So based on your experience, what would an equivalent rifle be in recoil to somebody who can't quite handle (or doesn't want to) a .44 Magnum? Yah, I'm sure I could fire a loaded .45-70 once or twice if my life depended on it, but I'm looking to see what rifles to buy to enjoy shooting.
I do not hunt, and have no real "need", but when did that stop any of us, right?
I took the opportunity to rent a S&W .44 Magnum at my local range and bought a box of 20 cartridges. After shooting 6 rounds, I was already starting to hurt...but fought through the pain and finished the box of 20. I own a couple guns in .45ACP and .357 Magnum. I can handle them better, but the .357 would certainly wear on me after awhile, but not as quickly as that .44.
So based on your experience, what would an equivalent rifle be in recoil to somebody who can't quite handle (or doesn't want to) a .44 Magnum? Yah, I'm sure I could fire a loaded .45-70 once or twice if my life depended on it, but I'm looking to see what rifles to buy to enjoy shooting.
I do not hunt, and have no real "need", but when did that stop any of us, right?