As a young man I read a petersens hunting annual and articles by Capstick and John wooters convinced me to put money down on a 460 weatherby MkV lazermark. Id never fired anything larger than 12ga slugs before. I got one for about 2k, this was almost 30 years ago.
A local farmer said I could use his place to test it and advised me he tested guns from the hip first so they dont hurt his shoulder. I was big, 250lbs so I thought this should be okay. The 460 had its own ideas. At the shot it went backards from my hip at about 50 miles an hour, landing on the ground behind me with some skin from my knuckles attached to the trigger guard. The farmers eyes almost popped out his head too, at least I knew he hadnt been playing me. These days I cant handle guns that powerful, but at least I know to hold things the right way
A local farmer said I could use his place to test it and advised me he tested guns from the hip first so they dont hurt his shoulder. I was big, 250lbs so I thought this should be okay. The 460 had its own ideas. At the shot it went backards from my hip at about 50 miles an hour, landing on the ground behind me with some skin from my knuckles attached to the trigger guard. The farmers eyes almost popped out his head too, at least I knew he hadnt been playing me. These days I cant handle guns that powerful, but at least I know to hold things the right way
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