Stop whinin' about recoil!!

Yo Piethinguy! that is not what I meant!!

its ok... dealing with crabby people are fun. its perfectly fine, you use your emotions... I will use my mind. all I meant was you see more huge black guys than you do white or asains. do you feel better? I included some other races.
I guess when I hear someone be vicious about the 'famous' 45, I think to my self
'I can get 9mm ammunition faster and stronger than 45 and the 2 or 3 millimeter
difference is not a big deal. dont get me wrong I like the thought of 45 and 44 for that matter. I intend on owning one I just would not be so close minded about it. gun forums are fun dont you think? :D
 
I forgot!

DOes anybody have a freaking clue where to buy 41mag amunition. is it louder than 357 or just different. any help is appreciated :)
 
Yeah big daddy 9mm,

I'm sure we all feel much better about you having a gun, go on, have fun dude. :confused: Oh, and don't send me any more msg's, I don't appreciate your humor, son.
 
I've said this before on TFL, so please forgive the repetition. :o When I was a youngster shooting wasn't fun unless the recoil blew my hand over my head, while putting the shot on target. In a way, it still isn't. That's one of the reasons why I recently ordered the new Ruger SRH Alaskan. :D I hope it gets here while I'm still above ground. :eek:

I agree recoil is subjective. So bring it on!!! :D
 
Interesting thread!

I've seen smaller people handle heavy recoil very well while larger guys didn't like it.
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Me too! I think its because some stiffen up and try to stonewall the recoil and the others go with the flow which lessens the perceived recoil. I tend to try and ignore the recoil, keep the wrist locked, and let my whole arm rise while flowing backwards with it.

There is limits though. At 6'-1"/170, I can shoot 30 to 40 rounds of 300g/1400fps 44's before it starts affecting my CNS and becomes impossible to completely ignore... ;) :D

I've shot the 454's, nice but that rolls in your hand grip style (birdshead?) while helpful, sucks at the same time. I wasn't enamored of it and don't need that much power anyway. Hell I don't even need a 300 at 1400, whats the sense in it? I loves my SBH 44, its accurate, powerful, nostalgic..but like one poster said...beats the crap out of my middle finger with that square triggerguard. :mad: That's the gun and not improper recoil management!

I used to want a 50 BMG. Then I saw a huge guy at the range with one, must've been 350 lbs easy. He sat on one of those little folding chairs and benched that bolt-50 and with each shot, it set him & chair back aproxx 2 ft! I walked away reconsidering my previous desire to own a 50BMG. Do those 50's really recoil that much or was he just not managing it correctly?
 
cheygriz

The 629 is a ***DA*** revolver. Why on earth would you cock the hammer??
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Speaking for myself, it's habit! Whenever I clear leather (yup, I can still do that :D ) with a wheelgun, it is automatic for me to draw, thumb cock in one motion, so the gun is ready to fire when the muzzle clears leather.

A little left over training from years ago when I was doing fast draw competition.

Regards,
 
I meant on offense pythonguy

son?.... you call me son? how do you know I am younger than you. I seriously meant no offense I find antaganizm and sharp comments to be my humor. I dont mean to rub ayone the wrong way. just goofing off with you :)
:D :) :) :rolleyes: ;)
 
The worst recoil I ever had in a handgun was a Ruger SP101 with Hornady 125gr 357 full powered loads. And I shoot a 44, big bore rifles and shotguns. I love it when I see guys on the skeet range firing shotguns they can't handle and not man enough to admit it.
 
gray person response

I just get bigger heavier guns (like my 190 PF load from my 7.5" Redhawk; pussycat. My 215g 41 Magnum load from my 5.5" Redhawk at 240 PF? No. My 300g 44 Mag load from my 5.5" Redhawk at, lesseenow, 1800fps, that makes about a zillion PF. Actually my current 44 Mag PF runs around 192.)

BTW, Websters = "human race". :cool:
 
To each his own! I shoot with two guys that bought 500s. I notice they haven't brought them with for months! :) I have a feeling, if some people were honest, there will be a lot of "safe queens" out there. My experience is limited to two cylinders full. To be honest, I was expecting the recoil to be much worse than it was. The weight of the firearm seemed to make a big difference.
 
Normaly when I am saying somthing about massive recoil

:) my face has this on it.
Only once did a gun hurt me from recoil.
I was 16 and shot a friends 8mm Mauser. First high power rifle I ever shot.
Knew nothing about putting the gun hard against my sholder befor firing.
All I can say was that like many here have said, if it hurts, its too much gun for you, quit firing and put it away.
I have a contender in 44 mag that with hand loads will bring ether a smile or tears to your face. :)
 
Ergonomics is a big factor in determining whether recoil is tolerable or not. Shotgunners who shoot hundreds of 12 GA in a trap-shooting session know the importance of good gun/shooter fit/interface.

Where it comes to handguns, I find it more punishing to shoot my Model 640 which has the so-called 'boot' or Secret Service grips, with full-bore 357 loads, than to fire either the 8 3/8" or 4" M500s with 440 grain Cor-Bons. I've got big hands and holding a little gun which kicks is simply unpleasant, no matter how you slice it. Give me a big gun with a big, hand-filling grip on it, and I'm good to go.
 
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