Does anybody else like recoil?

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I think I may have a shooting disorder. I like recoil. I love shooting 500gr rounds out of my .45-70, 300gr loads out of my .375 H&H, +P .44 mag loads, etc.

Recoil does not bother me at all and I like man-handling big guns that shoot big rounds. It makes me feel like a man. Anybody else feel this way?
 
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LOL, youth has its flavors, that's for sure..

Update us, some 45yrs from now after your midlife crisis has passed some 5 - 10yrs

and tell us how recoil, the bigger the better, is still heaven sent.. lol


Ls ;)
 
Yes, I like old school bolt guns like 8mm and 303s etc, but when it comes to a defensive use deal i prefer controllability
 
I tend to like heavy recoil as well. Not because it makes me feel more like a man, but because I know the harder I get hit by the gun, the harder whatever I am shooting at is getting hit by a big chunk of lead.:cool:
 
I like the feel of heavy recoil from a big gun too.... it makes it feel, well, like a BIG BAD GUN!! Of course, I only like that recoil for 1 or 2 rounds and if I dont really need to hit what i'm aiming at. Pretty much just so I can say "WOW" after the shot. When I'm doing any kind of serious shooting, like hunting or target shooting, I want the heaviest, softest-shooting rifle I can have.
 
I find that I enjoy shooting 3" magnum slugs and buckshot out of my 870, but I don't really like the recoil of small handguns.

I much prefer the heavy push, bang, and muzzle climb of my .44 and .357 revolvers to the little slap of my S&W Airweight, or my Ruger LCP.

I guess it all depends on the type of recoil. Bigger doesn't always equal more painful. I think the "perfect" recoil in a handgun might be 9mm from a duty-size metal framed gun like a Beretta 92. In a rifle, maybe a mild .30-30 load from a Winchester 94.
 
I totally get what you're saying. Type of recoil definitely has a say in it. I definitely prefer push recoil to sharp recoil.
 
Yes I like some recoil but have to admit that my 94 Winchester Trail End in .44 really ‘pinches in’ after a while on Magnum loads due to its metal crescent butt plate. A friend at mine at my gun-club warned me about getting one but I’m just love the look of my Winnie – it just ticks all the boxes so the pain is worth it!. Luckily I usually shoot it at 25 and 50 yards so down load my home loads to accordingly to more comfortable level. Here's a pic:
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Recoil does not bother me at all and I like man-handling big guns that shoot big rounds. It makes me feel like a man. Anybody else feel this way?

Whatever floats your boat.
 
That too will pass with time. In my younger days I loved motorcycles with no mufflers or at least the baffles removed. I wanted my car fast, powerful, loud. The harder a gun kicked the better I liked it. Fast forward some 45 years, motorcycles - give me a GoldWing, automobile- give me my Lincoln Town Car, shotguns, rifles- Perfectly happy shooting a 22 or even my pellet rifle.
 
I like heavy recoil and even big muzzle blast and flash sometimes, but generally a few rounds of that at a time is enough just for fun. For general practice .22 LR works fine for me, although for "social purposes" training and use I prefer something that feels at least somewhat stout (but still controllable).

CobyClark said:
Speaking of the Trex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EVqT3XEzss

I like my shoulder where it's at so I don't think I'll be firing this anytime soon.
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I'm not saying that shooting that monster would be a picnic, but it would have helped if any of those guys knew how to properly hold a rifle--there's a "slight" difference between holding it tight to your shoulder while leaning forward, and loose in front of your arm while leaning backward. :eek: I've seen similar things all over YouTube, actually, such as first-time shooters getting smacked on the face and injured even by a 12-guage shotgun because nobody showed them how to hold it. I think it's done on purpose in some cases because somebody considers that funny. :rolleyes: I bet that in most of those cases the guns were fully loaded, too, simply begging for an unintentional bump-fire. :uhoh:
 
Where do you live? My 6lb turkey shotgun needs to be patterned with a few different types of ammo. Rem 870 plain jane with a 21" vent rib barrel and a recoil pad that I swear was made out of recycled rubber mallets.

That's about as masochistic as you can get. I'm not recoil shy, but last year my arm went numb after about 6 shots and my shoulder was purple, then yellow, for a few days. I actually bought a sissy pad for this year - I never thought I'd do that.

I used to own a Rem. Model 7 KS in 350 rem mag that was nothing in comparison to the lightweight 870 with 2 oz loads. Buckle up.
 
Do I like recoil?

Don't know. Only have one gun that has (what I consider to be) a lot of recoil. That's my Mossberg 835. 3 1/2", 2 1/4oz. Turkey loads have a good thump to them.

All my old milsurps are rather mild (7.62x54R, 7.62x39, 7.5x55, 7.5x54, 7.7x58, 6.5x50, 6.5x55, .303, US Cal. .30, .30 Carbine). .223 Rem/5.56 is a pussycat of course. Hunting guns, 12ga is nothing, .30-06 is a little sharp but not bad. .300 WinMag is rather mild. And my CCW is a S&W M&P360 only stung when I tried the heavy 158gr. hunting loads. I shot 2 boxes in a row of milder 158 gr. .357 loads, with no problem.

Yep, that turkey gun is the only one (gun) that I have, that has, what I consider to be, heavy recoil.

Wyman
 
I dunno. I do enjoy the nice little tap a good subcompact semi auto gives, but it does feel kinda a lot satisfying to shoot a .357 magnum.
I think I just like shooting. Anything. >.<
 
I went shooting for the first time and was actually very anxious about recoil. My friend gave me a 9mm to start and I asked if I could shoot with a little .22 revolver first, to ease into it. I immediately discovered an appetite for recoil. That day, I shot every gun our group had available. No revolvers except for the .22, but everything up to a .45 ACP and some rifle round that really kicked incredibly hard. No idea what it was.

A short time after, my friend let me try his Model 29. Beautiful gun, blued with a custom wood grip. I shot 75 rounds through it in one sitting and hungered for more...but the gun was too hot and we had to stop. I really loved the .44. I loved the recoil. The blast.

I knew that if I was going to keep myself satisfied for a while, I was going to have to get something really unruly. I did some considerable research and settled on the Ruger Alaskan in .454 Casull. It's a grenade with grips and a sight. The thing looks like something out of a Warner Brothers cartoon. I have a feeling that someone with a strong sense of humor and little knowledge about guns would take one look at the thing and laugh. It can't possibly be a real gun. And I look forward to the brutality of the thing.

Recoil relaxes me. It forces anxiety from my head like a sneeze forces an irritating particle from one's nose. It's a huge release of pressure. The bigger the recoil, the bigger the sneeze and the more cleared my head becomes. I expect nothing short of enlightening mental clarity after I have put a few rounds (or a box) through this gun this weekend. I haven't shot it yet, but the time is nearly at hand.
 
I think "to each, his own" really applies in this situation. Shooting is different things to different people in different situations. Recoil is not an issue if one knows how to handle it properly. I'm certainly no technique expert. I have a LONG (really long) way to go before I would even begin to feel comfortable saying that I know how to shoot with perfect form. I am certain that I could use coaching on my form as it relates to heavy recoil absorption and accuracy.

When I first fired a "real gun", it was a 9mm Beretta. It was enough recoil that i did actually find it a challenge to keep the thing in a good grip for repeated shots and to maintain accuracy. Over the past few months, I have developed my basic skills and have learned how to interact with the gun so that I'm NOT being punched around. My first shot with the .44 was pretty intense, but as I shot through a box and a half of ammo, my form and my relationship with the gun improved and it became easier for me to shoot it comfortably, to avoid flinching, and to get tight groups.

Bottom line: recoil addiction doesn't necessary signal some kind of immaturity. Bad form, carelessness, and other dangerous faults of technique ARE signs of immaturity or at least of inexperience. Perhaps massive recoil can damage the body, even if perfect form is in play, but so can jogging harm the knees.
 
Yes, shooting magnumized loads from my .45 Colt Ruger Bisley makes me smile. It also makes me flinch if I shoot too many at a time. (shooting them with full charges of blackpowder instead of smokeless actually makes me giggle, and doesn't cause the flinch problem.)

However, the recoil from small cartridges in a very light gun is totally different and unpleasant.
 
Yep, I like big boomers too, but I don't like them to hurt. No legitimate reason they need to.


BTW.......45 years later I still like my motorcycles loud, my cars fast and my women hot. I'm growing old maybe, but I ain't growin' breasts.:D
 
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