diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index 8a9f122f43..e4056233c6 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 
 	var/screenshake = 100
 	var/damagescreenshake = 2
+	var/recoil_screenshake = 100
 	var/arousable = TRUE
 	var/autostand = TRUE
 	var/auto_ooc = FALSE
@@ -907,6 +908,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 			dat += "<b>Screen Shake:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=screenshake'>[(screenshake==100) ? "Full" : ((screenshake==0) ? "None" : "[screenshake]")]</a><br>"
 			if (user && user.client && !user.client.prefs.screenshake==0)
 				dat += "<b>Damage Screen Shake:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=damagescreenshake'>[(damagescreenshake==1) ? "On" : ((damagescreenshake==0) ? "Off" : "Only when down")]</a><br>"
+			dat += "<b>Recoil Screen Push:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=recoil_screenshake'>[(recoil_screenshake==100) ? "Full" : ((recoil_screenshake==0) ? "None" : "[screenshake]")]</a><br>"
 			var/p_chaos
 			if (!preferred_chaos)
 				p_chaos = "No preference"
@@ -2782,7 +2784,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 				if("no_tetris_storage")
 					no_tetris_storage = !no_tetris_storage
 				if ("screenshake")
-					var/desiredshake = input(user, "Set the amount of screenshake you want. \n(0 = disabled, 100 = full, 200 = maximum.)", "Character Preference", screenshake)  as null|num
+					var/desiredshake = input(user, "Set the amount of screenshake you want. \n(0 = disabled, 100 = full, no maximum (at your own risk).)", "Character Preference", screenshake)  as null|num
 					if (!isnull(desiredshake))
 						screenshake = desiredshake
 				if("damagescreenshake")
@@ -2795,6 +2797,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 							damagescreenshake = 0
 						else
 							damagescreenshake = 1
+				if ("recoil_screenshake")
+					var/desiredshake = input(user, "Set the amount of recoil screenshake/push you want. \n(0 = disabled, 100 = full, no maximum (at your own risk).)", "Character Preference", screenshake)  as null|num
+					if (!isnull(desiredshake))
+						recoil_screenshake = desiredshake
 				if("nameless")
 					nameless = !nameless
 				//END CITADEL EDIT
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
index 224fc73405..90a7aae95e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
@@ -254,16 +254,13 @@ It's fairly easy to fix if dealing with single letters but not so much with comp
 	if(!M || !M.client)
 		return
 	var/client/C = M.client
+	var/client_screenshake = (C.prefs.recoil_screenshake * 0.01)
+	strength *= client_screenshake
 	var/recoil_x = -sin(angle)*4*strength + rand(-strength, strength)
 	var/recoil_y = -cos(angle)*4*strength + rand(-strength, strength)
 	animate(C, pixel_x=recoil_x, pixel_y=recoil_y, time=1, easing=SINE_EASING|EASE_OUT, flags=ANIMATION_PARALLEL|ANIMATION_RELATIVE)
-	addtimer(CALLBACK(GLOBAL_PROC, /proc/recoil_recover, M), 2)
-
-/proc/recoil_recover(mob/M)
-	if(!M || !M.client)
-		return
-	var/client/C = M.client
-	animate(C, pixel_x=0, pixel_y=0, time=3, easing=SINE_EASING|EASE_IN)
+	animate(pixel_x=0, pixel_y=0, time=3, easing=SINE_EASING|EASE_IN) // according to bhjin this works on more recent byond versions
+	// if you havent updated uuh sucks to be you then
 
 /proc/findname(msg)
 	if(!istext(msg))
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
index cc44d9c74f..a4d3c3a63a 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
 
 	var/automatic = 0 //can gun use it, 0 is no, anything above 0 is the delay between clicks in ds
 
+	/// directional recoil multiplier
+	var/dir_recoil_amp = 10
+
 /obj/item/gun/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
 	if(no_pin_required)
@@ -159,7 +162,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/gun/proc/shoot_live_shot(mob/living/user, pointblank = FALSE, mob/pbtarget, message = 1, stam_cost = 0)
 	if(recoil)
-		directional_recoil(user, recoil*5, Get_Angle(user, pbtarget)) // the *5 is a placeholder. it could probably be cranked up tbh
+		directional_recoil(user, recoil*dir_recoil_amp, Get_Angle(user, pbtarget))
 
 	if(stam_cost) //CIT CHANGE - makes gun recoil cause staminaloss
 		var/safe_cost = clamp(stam_cost, 0, user.stamina_buffer)*(firing && burst_size >= 2 ? 1/burst_size : 1)
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/revolver.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/revolver.dm
index fe42fc2d99..f3b07aa7a4 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/revolver.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/revolver.dm
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
 	icon_state = "goldrevolver"
 	fire_sound = 'sound/weapons/resonator_blast.ogg'
 	recoil = 8
+	dir_recoil_amp = 5 // 40 directional recoil is already really funny
 	pin = /obj/item/firing_pin
 
 /obj/item/gun/ballistic/revolver/nagant