Me and one of my buddies where crow hunting and I had a 3-1/2 in. 2-1/4oz. turkey load with me and he insisted that he shoot it at one of the high flying crows. Well when he shot the gun he started screaming and stuff and fell down. Apparently he had the gun on his colar bone and when he shot the gun it broke it. He should have listended to me , I told him that mosseburg kicks pretty bad.
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I feel bad for your buddy and hope he gets well soon but that is pretty damn funny :shock: 
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A friend of mine in high school did that with a 10 gauge and some hot hand loads him and I cooked up. He did get the goose when it was just re-entering the earths atmosphere. I had a laugh, sandwich and nap before the thing hit the ground.
It's about 8 weeks before your buddy can hunt again and if he's like my friend he'll be looking for a new 410 when he does come back.
It's about 8 weeks before your buddy can hunt again and if he's like my friend he'll be looking for a new 410 when he does come back.
My buddy has already offered to trade me his brand new Real tree camo N.W.T.F. mossy 835 with pattern master choke tube and gobbledot sight for my old 2-3/4in. wore out model 1400 win. because it barely kicks at all.
I told him that I couldn't do that to him but I would hold and break in his new 835 for him while he recovers.
I told him that I couldn't do that to him but I would hold and break in his new 835 for him while he recovers.
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Hahahahaha! Sorry...
Check out this shot-shell recoil chart out on Chuck Hawks excellent firearms web site:
http://www.chuckhawks.com/shotgun_recoil_table.htm
You'll see that load at the bottom of the chart, or the harshest recoil there is - around 60 ft. lbs.!!! :shock:
That is fully three times the force I feel when shooting my favorite target loads - I can't Imagine... Man, that load would knock me over even if it was "in the pocket"!
P.S. - An excerpt from another excellent article that Chuck Hawks writes describing 12 gauge magnum loads -
"12 gauge Magnum shells are even worse. A 2 3/4 inch Magnum shell throwing 1 1/2 ounces of shot at 1260 fps from a 7.5 pound shotgun belts the shooter with 45.9 ft. lbs. of recoil, somewhat more than the recoil of a typical .375 H&H Magnum rifle shooting 300 grain factory loads! And the 3 inch Magnum 12 gauge shell firing 1 7/8 ounces of shot at a MV of 1210 fps in that same 7.5 pound shotgun slams the shooter with over 60 ft. lbs. of recoil energy. This is equivalent to the recoil of a .378 Weatherby Magnum rifle, and exceeds the recoil of a typical .458 Winchester Magnum rifle. This is literally recoil in the elephant gun class, and most shooters would be well advised to avoid such loads."
Read the article entirely here:
http://www.chuckhawks.com/12gauge.htm
Check out this shot-shell recoil chart out on Chuck Hawks excellent firearms web site:
http://www.chuckhawks.com/shotgun_recoil_table.htm
You'll see that load at the bottom of the chart, or the harshest recoil there is - around 60 ft. lbs.!!! :shock:
That is fully three times the force I feel when shooting my favorite target loads - I can't Imagine... Man, that load would knock me over even if it was "in the pocket"!
P.S. - An excerpt from another excellent article that Chuck Hawks writes describing 12 gauge magnum loads -
"12 gauge Magnum shells are even worse. A 2 3/4 inch Magnum shell throwing 1 1/2 ounces of shot at 1260 fps from a 7.5 pound shotgun belts the shooter with 45.9 ft. lbs. of recoil, somewhat more than the recoil of a typical .375 H&H Magnum rifle shooting 300 grain factory loads! And the 3 inch Magnum 12 gauge shell firing 1 7/8 ounces of shot at a MV of 1210 fps in that same 7.5 pound shotgun slams the shooter with over 60 ft. lbs. of recoil energy. This is equivalent to the recoil of a .378 Weatherby Magnum rifle, and exceeds the recoil of a typical .458 Winchester Magnum rifle. This is literally recoil in the elephant gun class, and most shooters would be well advised to avoid such loads."
Read the article entirely here:
http://www.chuckhawks.com/12gauge.htm
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Holy crap! That is one brave person for shooting that load. I have to admit I'm a freak when it comes to recoil. Hope he gets well soon. Have a good time with his 835 :wink: .
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There is just no accounting for stupidity when it comes to firearms!!!
Yes he did get the crow , it fell in a pond about 60yds. away from where he was laying. When he did this he was using my 835 because he doesn't like the gobble dot for wing shooting. He was also using one of my turkey loads. I've shot a bunch of these and never thought a thing about it. I guess I'll start being more careful. Maybe 3in. magnums.
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