Anyone else transition from .22LR to .45ACP in one setting

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So yesterday I am at the range with my newly acquired Walther P22 and decided to start with it since I had more .22LR ammo to train with than .45ACP. So I must have shot about 200 rounds or so through it when I decide to switch to my 1911.

Man, what a rude awakening! It felt like I was holding a literal cannon in my hands! Now, I have shot my 1911 through many thousands of rounds to the point where the recoil was a non-issue for me, but after shooting the .22 for so long and then going straight onto my 1911, it literally felt like too much for the first magazine (8 rounds). After that I was back to normal for the remaining ammo I had and started shooting it like I always had. I guess I had the shock factor of how important the hold is when shooting my 1911 vs. the P22.

Does this happen to anyone else?

Damian
 
Want to know an even worse transition for me? I grew up firing 1911's, an occasional ruger mkii or revolvers.

One day a friend loaned me a glock 19. I proceeded to put about 300 rounds through it. I liked it once I adapted to the trigger reset and such. Then I switched back to my 1911 since I was out of 9mm ammo. To my shock and awe, my first attempt at a trigger pull netted a quick, unexpected double tap. :eek: No harm, no foul but it dang sure got my attention. I have learned to transition and pay closer attention when transitioning since then.
 
I transition from .22 LR to an M&P polymer pistol in .40 S&W (bigger transition than to the 1911 because of the light weight of the gun) routinely, and if anything it's slightly less of a shock than transitioning from having shot nothing in a little while. I guess everybody's different. I think that shooting .22 LR first does have a negative effect on most people regarding the transition to a more powerful caliber, as they seem to derive their expectations from what they shot first that day, and then BOOM! :D
 
Never bothers me when going from my plinking 22 revolver to my 45, honestly. Going from glock trigger rest to crisp 1911 trigger resulted in an unexpected double tap. I hear I'm not alone in that after talking to a few deputy sheriff buddies. I have noticed that going from a 45, 9mm or 40 to a 22 at the range is zero fun. The 22 just seems boring then.

I have a friend who i introduced to guns. He started with a 9mm, went up to a 45 eventually. He tried a .22 at the range and he hated it, just didn't get what all the fuss was about. I brought him to my father's land at the time and introduced him to a scoped 22 revolver and all the empty cans from my recycle bin. Now he get's it. :cool:

I noticed the scree name, do you work in IT too?
 
TPIT, it sounds like you had the same sort of thing as switching sides for your wrist watch. It sits on the regular wrist and you don't even notice it day in and day out. But if for some reason you have to switch it to the other side it'll make you walk in circles and stumble off walls for the first day... :D
 
I routinely practice with 40-60 rounds of .22lr in my Colt Ace before shooting 9mm or .45 1911 pattern guns. I think I benefit from the warmup where I can concentrate on sights and trigger, then make the transition and add recoil control to the equation.
 
Everyone that shoots a standard Bullseye match transitions ... 22 is always shot first and centerfire subsequently.
/Bryan
 
I do it all the time. I'll usually take a .45, a 9mm and a .22 when I go to the range. Sometimes if I'm feeling really frisky I'll throw the LCR in there as well. Wackiness usually ensues. :what:
 
It was just the first time I had done it. It's not that big of a deal and I was safe and was making solid COM and head shots with my 1911 so my technique didn't fail. The rise in recoil is what kind of surprised me, as well as the different of weight between my 1911 and my P22.

Damian
 
I always take my Buckmark when I go to the range. It lets me get "focused" with cheap ammo before moving up in caliber.
 
It lets me get "focused" with cheap ammo before moving up in caliber.
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Maybe I'm an oddball. I was fortunate enough to grow up in the country. I never set foot inside an indoor range until I was preparing for my CHP class. I tried shooting my 22 there and it just wasn't enjoyable. I'm too blind to see the holes I'm making without a shoot-n-c target. I relegate my 22 to plinking small cans and the like at various distances. I shoot it on paper just enough to get it sighted in.
 
When we go to the range we'll pop through several hundred rounds of .22LR and then crank off a box or two of .357 Magnum.

We know what to expect.

More often than not the shooters next to us do not.


Seems to be without fail that people on both sides of us will be shooting box after box of 9MM while we plink our rimfires.

The shooters become spectators when the flames start!
 
I always start with rimfire, and generally end with it as well, at any range or setting.
I don't see the big deal with the transition, myself.
 
I don't notice too much difference when I transition between platforms even. Now that being said I'm not exactly the most experienced shooter or anything.

But I went from an LCR, to a Terrier to a borrowed G26 and back and didn't notice my shooting degrade much at all. That's from 15m at silhouettes.
 
The problem wasn't the actual shooting, my hits were spot on to where I was aiming, it was more of the surprise at how much my perception of the recoil had changed. Prior to shooting the P22, I could easily shoot my 1911 and the noise or the recoil had ever bugged me at all, it was just the big change that got me. Good to see you guys have either gotten used to it or never had the issue.

Damian
 
When teaching the NRA Women's Defensive Pistol course we always started the ladies with a .22 Ruger and then switched to a .38 S&W Model 10 and finished up with a 1911 .45 ACP. This was of course after a full day in a classroom setting and all of the ladies were told that they did not have to shoot anything except the .22 Ruger. They all shot all of the guns and loved every minute. Most of them scored very well. But the best part was when some of them would contact us several weeks later and describe how they outscored their husbands/boyfriends.:scrutiny:
 
Now a days I do the same as many others. I put the bulk of my time into .22 for $$$. Then I will shoot about 30 rounds of .380, 50 rounds of .45ACP, and then 30 rounds of .44 MAG. Everyone notices when the .44 fires off.
 
When i go shooting I usually take a few .45acp chambered guns, with two different loads, one mild and one full power. I also take my blackhawk with RUger only loads, and target loads. And a 686 with target and full power magnum loads. And usually a single six with a brick of bulk 22s. I like to switch from one to the other. It helps me learn to not anticipate recoil by switching between them.
 
Between me and the people I shoot with we have .22, 9mm, .357, .40, .45 and 44 mag. Picking up a 44 mag after a 22 is quite jarring.
 
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