What gun has the most recoil? I'm talking shoulder-bruising, out-of-the-socket kickback.

[ishawooa]

I have looked at a friend's .50 Barrett and wondered how it would handle without that gigantic muzzle brake. In spite of its weight no doubt it would leave an impression in more ways than one.

[buck hunter 17]

i would have to say a bufflow gun i shot back in the day. i dont think that they make them any more.

[hunt_fish_sleep]

Had a survival .410 that weighed shy of 2 pounds. With 3" shells and a steel butt plate that was about 1/2" wide, it was painful.

[Jim in Mo]

Ha Ha Del, Good one I thought the same thing.

[Del in KS]

huntingbioch, is that you or Raquel in your pic

[Del in KS]

There is actual recoil and felt recoil. The difference being in the stock and weight of the gun. The worst I have ever been kicked was by a Browning BPS 10 guage with a poorly designed tupperware stock. Ammo was 2 1/4 oz turkey load. It gave me a sore jaw and badly bruised shoulder with one shot.

[kyle]

How much is it? I'm looking for a good squrill gun!!

[DakotaMan]

I've been knocked out by a hot 3.5 inch 10 gauge when I wasn't shouldering it right. Doesn't look as bad as the TRex though.

[buckhunter]

We use to pass the gun around and dare each other to pull the trigger.

[buckhunter]

I'm not sure. I'll go back to the day when I was a skinny 10 year old shooting a model 37 single shot. Felt like getting hit by a train.

[shane]

A 3.5 inch turkey magnum out of a light pump is about as bad as a .458 Win, but not the most punishing. The .458 Lott is a big step up and is definitely nastier. Not sure how they compare to my old (stupid) habit of 3.5's out of a 5.5 pound single shot, lighter than any other shotgun capable of chambering and firing 3.5s. I wouldn't know, I've never fired a Lott. I'm a little chicken about them.

How are they, men of experience? Should I try one?

[matouse3]

A 3.5inch turkey load out of a Remington 870 would be toward the top of my list.

[jay]

Gotta give the guy in the dress lots of credit for shooting it as many times as he did.

[Big O]

O M G I believe we have a winner! I've shot .50BMG, and a Israili(?) .51 sniper rifle and neither one did THAT !!!.

[Happy Myles]

Beekeeper,

My secretary was looking over my shoulder just as the guy in a white shirt was about to touch that monster off from the bench. I commented he was about to to murder his middle finger behind the trigger guard. As he was shaking his hand in agony after the shot, she asked how I knew that was going to happen. I replied, unfortunately, I have been there.