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#101228 - 01/24/12 09:28 AM

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

wapitirod
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Originally Posted By: Ernie

Right around 2800 fps

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375 Snipe-Tac (Chey-Tac Improved). Rear-Grip Specialty Pistol
150 grains of powder and a 370 grain bullet

what's the velocity Ernie?

I forgot to ask you the weight of the gun but I figured at least 6lbs which would put you at 141ftlbs of free recoil and if it by chance weighs 8lbs it would be 106lbs. So basicly your somewhere between the 458 and 470 depending on the weight of the gun. Pictures of that cartridge look alot like the RUM until you look up the actual dimensions and find out the parent case is actually the 505 Gibbs compared to the 404 Jeffrey. I had played with chambering RUM cartridges in the Encore but there aint enough meat to chamber a 505.

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#101963 - 01/31/12 02:16 AM

Re: Whats your heaviest recoiling handgun? [Re: jwp475]

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Originally Posted By: jwp475

Yes sir firing 525's near 1600 FPS in light frame revolver is like being invited to your own private earth quake

I would think bench shooting it would be a significant emotional event.

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#101971 - 01/31/12 06:48 AM

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

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Yes sir firing 525's near 1600 FPS in light frame revolver is like being invited to your own private earth quake

I would think bench shooting it would be a significant emotional event.

It is. I sighted it in once off the bench and fired 25 rounds. It was traumatizing....LOL!

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#101979 - 01/31/12 09:55 AM

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

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and you think the max is going to be any better? lol I have an article I printed off line where John Taffin talks about getting physically ill from shooting the Max.

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#101981 - 01/31/12 10:02 AM

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

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Yeah, I shot my buddy's and it wasn't nearly as bad. Of course, the bullets are running a good 250 fps slower and it's burning a lot less powder (38 grains versus 63). I can handle it -- I hope!

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#102209 - 02/02/12 10:57 PM

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

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I may be a shimp but the wors I ever shot was a 30-30 10" octogon barrel on my TC. I could not hod on to the foregrip.
So I am a whimp.

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#102224 - 02/03/12 12:56 AM

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

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are you trying to shoot that holding the forend? I didn't catch that part when we were talking, that could be your problem. Hold the gun with a two hand hold like you would a revolver or auto and just use the forend to rest the gun on your bags or rest.

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