Hunters ...Biggest Caliber You ever...

[Liberator TJ1984]

dropped the hammer on ? Rifle make &
How was the recoil ???
Got my American Hunter Magazine in today ( unlike ***boat ) and there is this chick thats only 5' something and probably 125# soakin'wet that shoots a .470 Nitro Express Double routinely and is stepping up to a .500 Gibbs. she says the recoil is not bad with the .470 and LOVES to shoot as often as possible ....
I guess the largest I've shot is a 7Mag. 180gr. and I'm 6'1" 165#
wasn't bad , a buddy said it's probably close in recoil to his 300HH ?
so what's the verdict out there ...Thinking about the new Ruger .375 but it's probably way more gun and recoil for whitetail ...I use a 6mm now.

[sintax]

from a bench rest 50bmg out of a serbu. Standing off hand a 300winmag.

[XTRM22]

I had a Ruger #1 in .468 mag for about a week. It felt like someone hitting you in the shoulder with a sledgehammer. I shot a .338 win mag a while back and it kicked pretty hard too. I do most of my hunting with a light weight 30 06, but I really like the new 325 short mag as a good all around biggame caliber. Heavy enough for elk, but still has the ballistics for long range shooting like sonoran whitetails or sheep.
Chuck

[YeLLowBoaT]

600 NE...once and only once.
I think it would hurt less if you give the gun to the aminal you want to shoot and have them shoot you.

[cdog]

I did'nt hunt with them but I recently shot a 500 S&W and a Barret 50 Cal. COOL!:2purples:

[ONAROLL]

577 NE, but the worst was a Ruger #1 in 375 H&H, still have the scar from that episode of "scope crawling".....................

[DSW]

Try this on for size
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQJSZs-euZU

[Keith E. Sayre]

I shot John Hughes' new Barrett 50 and talk about some noise! The recoil was very mild but it made the ground shake! Nice gun. My 11 year old son
shot it also.
Keith Sayre

[YeLLowBoaT]

Try this on for size
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQJSZs-euZU
600 ne (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya7FiJc_NoU)
700 ne( just in case you need to stop a T rex or something charging... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H00gs...elated&search=)

[buzzaro]

.50 BMG offhand, recoil was definately there, but the blast concussion felt like I got punched in the nose. Not quite as intense but similar.