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#100647 - 01/18/12 03:13 PM

Whats your heaviest recoiling handgun?

matt52
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Right now my heaviest recoiling handgun is my 25-06 encore pistol. However im contemplating getting a 15 inch 450/400 nitro express barrel for my encore to go with my encore. I just want to be able to say i have a nitro express hangun lol. So what is your biggest caliber you have or heard of in a handgun?

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#100650 - 01/18/12 03:20 PM

Re: Whats your heaviest recoiling handgun? [Re: matt52]

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Quote:

heard of in a handgun

There is that infamous video of the guy shooting a 600 Nitro Encore pistol and it flying over his shoulder from recoil. My heaviest is a 45/70 Contender.

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#100651 - 01/18/12 03:27 PM

Re: Whats your heaviest recoiling handgun? [Re: s4s4u]

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I would expect a big difference between your 25-06 & the 450/400. My heaviest recoiling single shot is probably a 338-06 JDJ. However, it has a brake on it. The 375 JDJ without a brake and with 270 gr bullets produces more felt recoil to me.

In revolvers currently 454s. However, I am awaiting the 475 from Rod & the 500 WE from Bob.

I have fired both the 500 S&W and 50 AK in encores and the 500 S&W in a BFR. Without brakes they will get your attention.

Edited by wtroper (01/18/12 03:29 PM)

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#100652 - 01/18/12 03:43 PM

Re: Whats your heaviest recoiling handgun? [Re: s4s4u]

Dan B.
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Originally Posted By: s4s4u

My heaviest is a 45/70 Contender.

Me too......it matches up closely with my T/C 14" .444 Marlin and 14" .375JDJ

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#100653 - 01/18/12 03:44 PM

Re: Whats your heaviest recoiling handgun? [Re: wtroper]

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458 Win mag, I know of other 450/400's and although the performance is less than the 458 the benefit is the rimmed case which of course works better in the T/C platforms. The 600 in the video is the largest I've heard of.

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#100654 - 01/18/12 03:45 PM

Re: Whats your heaviest recoiling handgun? [Re: wtroper]

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This one right here is the heaviest recoiler I have and have ever shot. It weighs 4-lbs and shoots a 525 just under 1,600 fps. You need a hardhat and a saddle to shoot it:

My next two kickers are my SRH in .500 Linebaugh which weighs a couple of ounces shot of 3-lbs, but right behind it is my 4-inch Redhawk in .454.

This one (BFR in .500 JRH) is bad when the 425s and 440s hit about 1,450.

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#100657 - 01/18/12 03:53 PM

Re: Whats your heaviest recoiling handgun? [Re: Whitworth]

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Originally Posted By: Whitworth

This one right here is the heaviest recoiler I have and have ever shot. It weighs 4-lbs and shoots a 525 just under 1,600 fps. You need a hardhat and a saddle to shoot it:

Yep that baby will get ones attention for sure and for certain

Here is a friend of mine shooting that one at a Linebaugh seminar