Black Sheep's thread reminded me of some of the worst.
I own and shoot regularly a 10 ga single shot. It is big gun, has a real hard push but doesn't kick hard. It will feel like a sharp upper cut if you try to shoot it across your body, butt out of the shoulder pocket. Hard enough to knock my hat off, and throw me off balance enough to slide down a steep bank on my butt.
Two of the worst kicking rifles I have shot were 30-06 bolt actions. The worst was an old Savage 110. The other was a left handed Remington 700 BDL. I've shot other 30-06 that didn't kick near as hard. Something about those two weight, stock design, etc. that cause those guns to kick like a bank mule.
The worst recoil rifle I ever shot was a 458 magnum bolt action. IIRC, it was a Ruger. A friend was a small guy, and I believe he had a touch of "little man's complex". He missed a pile of deer. I've seen him miss easy 70 yard shots on standing deer shooting from a rest.
I shot the rifle one day and found out why. Crap, no wonder it is an elephant gun. It would have to be as big as an elephant to hit after shooting once and knowing what to expect. He set out a paper plate about 50 yards. I got into my shooting stance, not really wide stance, arms pulled in tight. He stopped me and said, "No, you better really hang on to the forearm or it will swing clear over you shoulder". I was thinking "yeah, right".
When the trigger broke, I felt my whole right side jerk, and I stepped back as the muzzle flipped straight up. I was hanging onto the rifle so tight, that my accuracy suffered. I shot it two more times, only to notice that my accuracy was worse. After the third shot, I couldn't take it anymore.
I've shot 7.62x54 Moisant Nagant (sp?) all day, 7mm mag, 300 win mag, 300 ultra mag, and didn't think the recoil was bad. But those guns I mentioned above flat out kicked my ass, and if I owned them I would have sold them long ago. I've shot a wide variety of loads out of 45-70, marlin lever gun, Single Shot Buffalo Classis, and handy rifle. None really hurt me, but a hot loads out of the handy rifle made me conserve my shooting to several shots for sighting in, and then only shooting at game.
The worst kicking shotgun I have ever shot, is consistently the Model 37 single shot in 12 ga. with a full choke. The chokes on the older ones are tight, which leads to more pressure. I could care less if I ever shoot a high brass load in one of those again. Every one I ever shot was brutal, and I ahve shot probably a dozen. I'll shoot them with lower powered loads, but not max loads.
I own and shoot regularly a 10 ga single shot. It is big gun, has a real hard push but doesn't kick hard. It will feel like a sharp upper cut if you try to shoot it across your body, butt out of the shoulder pocket. Hard enough to knock my hat off, and throw me off balance enough to slide down a steep bank on my butt.
Two of the worst kicking rifles I have shot were 30-06 bolt actions. The worst was an old Savage 110. The other was a left handed Remington 700 BDL. I've shot other 30-06 that didn't kick near as hard. Something about those two weight, stock design, etc. that cause those guns to kick like a bank mule.
The worst recoil rifle I ever shot was a 458 magnum bolt action. IIRC, it was a Ruger. A friend was a small guy, and I believe he had a touch of "little man's complex". He missed a pile of deer. I've seen him miss easy 70 yard shots on standing deer shooting from a rest.
I shot the rifle one day and found out why. Crap, no wonder it is an elephant gun. It would have to be as big as an elephant to hit after shooting once and knowing what to expect. He set out a paper plate about 50 yards. I got into my shooting stance, not really wide stance, arms pulled in tight. He stopped me and said, "No, you better really hang on to the forearm or it will swing clear over you shoulder". I was thinking "yeah, right".
When the trigger broke, I felt my whole right side jerk, and I stepped back as the muzzle flipped straight up. I was hanging onto the rifle so tight, that my accuracy suffered. I shot it two more times, only to notice that my accuracy was worse. After the third shot, I couldn't take it anymore.
I've shot 7.62x54 Moisant Nagant (sp?) all day, 7mm mag, 300 win mag, 300 ultra mag, and didn't think the recoil was bad. But those guns I mentioned above flat out kicked my ass, and if I owned them I would have sold them long ago. I've shot a wide variety of loads out of 45-70, marlin lever gun, Single Shot Buffalo Classis, and handy rifle. None really hurt me, but a hot loads out of the handy rifle made me conserve my shooting to several shots for sighting in, and then only shooting at game.
The worst kicking shotgun I have ever shot, is consistently the Model 37 single shot in 12 ga. with a full choke. The chokes on the older ones are tight, which leads to more pressure. I could care less if I ever shoot a high brass load in one of those again. Every one I ever shot was brutal, and I ahve shot probably a dozen. I'll shoot them with lower powered loads, but not max loads.
I went home and promptly milled the bitch flat and installed a ACE pad :laughing:
