SpikeEVO
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Went to the range with a friend to today. Took numerous guns with us, the main one I wanted to try was my new 329PD...
Pulled out the Ruger S. Blackhawk to fire some stout 240gr .44 Magnums to warm my hand up, blam blam, no probs, I'm used to firing the SB, and a 629 mountain gun with stout loads, I fire them fine...
Pulled out the 329PD and fired off the first cylinder full of Hornady custom .44 Specials and thought, "aww shucks, this aint nothin"...
Loaded up the 329PD with the ammo from the Ruger SB... Fired a shot.
OUCH, felt the recoil wave go all the way up my arm into my brain. Maybe a slight concussion... couldn't remember who was president was, thought it was Al Gore.
Second shot, fired double action, OOWWWWWWCH! Wasn't holding the gun right in double action mode I guess, smacked both my right hand thumb and trigger finger on the gun during the recoil pulse... Abundant cursing. Blunt trauma brusing. Shock. Loss of consciousness.
Good training for me injuring my right hand, I am ambidextrous anyway, so I fired my HK USP-Compact .45acp and SIG P239 in .357sig left handed the rest of the afternoon... I have been carrying both guns CCW, my analytical brain wants me to like the cocked and locked .45 better, but EVERY TIME I go shoot the guns, the SIG P239 just feels "right" in my hand (even my left hand) and I just shoot the gun amazingly. My hand fits it's grip perfectly, the trigger is just SOOOO sweet, the recoil just light enough for amazing fast work...
Maybe guns are like people, and some pairs just seem to bond and work together like no other, if that is true then I am completely bonded to my P239 .357sig, I seem to be able to do no wrong with the gun or it's P229 bigger brother. Even though I keep trying to cheat on my SIGs with exotic USP HKs in .45acp or ultralight S&W .357mags, it's the SIGs in .357 that still own me, right or left handed, we are bound together, can do no wrong, working perfectly together, like peanut butter and jelly!
Pulled out the Ruger S. Blackhawk to fire some stout 240gr .44 Magnums to warm my hand up, blam blam, no probs, I'm used to firing the SB, and a 629 mountain gun with stout loads, I fire them fine...
Pulled out the 329PD and fired off the first cylinder full of Hornady custom .44 Specials and thought, "aww shucks, this aint nothin"...
Loaded up the 329PD with the ammo from the Ruger SB... Fired a shot.
OUCH, felt the recoil wave go all the way up my arm into my brain. Maybe a slight concussion... couldn't remember who was president was, thought it was Al Gore.
Second shot, fired double action, OOWWWWWWCH! Wasn't holding the gun right in double action mode I guess, smacked both my right hand thumb and trigger finger on the gun during the recoil pulse... Abundant cursing. Blunt trauma brusing. Shock. Loss of consciousness.
Good training for me injuring my right hand, I am ambidextrous anyway, so I fired my HK USP-Compact .45acp and SIG P239 in .357sig left handed the rest of the afternoon... I have been carrying both guns CCW, my analytical brain wants me to like the cocked and locked .45 better, but EVERY TIME I go shoot the guns, the SIG P239 just feels "right" in my hand (even my left hand) and I just shoot the gun amazingly. My hand fits it's grip perfectly, the trigger is just SOOOO sweet, the recoil just light enough for amazing fast work...
Maybe guns are like people, and some pairs just seem to bond and work together like no other, if that is true then I am completely bonded to my P239 .357sig, I seem to be able to do no wrong with the gun or it's P229 bigger brother. Even though I keep trying to cheat on my SIGs with exotic USP HKs in .45acp or ultralight S&W .357mags, it's the SIGs in .357 that still own me, right or left handed, we are bound together, can do no wrong, working perfectly together, like peanut butter and jelly!
