Well.. after all the BB "discussions" about hanguns in the good ol USA...
beetle and "tomato" showed up at my hovel yesterday and wanted to go shooting.
So what kinda guns would you bring? I knew I could go out to work and shoot into some 14' berms that were on three sides.. I wanted variety and interesting guns but I was working with people who had limited (read none) experiance with firearms and no understanding about how handguns worked.
Luckily I had two pairs of ear muffs with electronics so that they could hear me.
What to shoot? well... my selection.... an EAA witness 45 with the .22 conversion installed (this becomes in effect, a full size and weight double action semi auto shooting a very mild round)... Next, The Kimber eclipse custom 1911 clone in 45 acp. And last... for sheer outlandishness.... the Dan Wesson in 44 mag with full underlug on an 8" barrel.
The 22 was a huge hit. I would say that they both looked a little relieved after firing it with it's mild pellet gun like recoil. It is allso extremely accurate and good for first timers confidence.
The 45... Like all 1911's it twisted in his hand and caused him the most problems. Recoil disengages new shooters brains.. it is common. We were careful tho and they bothj followed instructions well.... no trajedies were recorded.
The 44.... This is a huge gun at 64 ounces. The method to my madness was that with that much weight the recoil of the 44 magt round is "moderated".... even so... bettle claimed he felt the recoil in his jaw even. The gun would lift clear out of his off hand every round and he would rock back about a half a step. some discomfort of the shooting hand was noted...
Ok... so.. basic saftey out of the way... let em have at it. choose weapon load and fire. beetle was partial to the 22 ( a very nice gun IMO) and the Kimber (also very nice) he loaded his own magazines and blasted away.... confidence growing....
side effects.... I had warned tomato that after the shooting session...bettle would not be the cold englishman she knew... plus, as any handgunner knows, simply firing the 44 mag increases male length at least 4 inches.. I am sure that they stopped at a motel long before their intended stop that day.
Unfortunately... as I told beetle and tomato... the effects of shooting are short lived and without further shooting he will revert to.... well.... british.. within a month. The self confident swagger will be gone ...
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Golly, Lasz2, I guess this explains a lot!
