38snapcaps
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Today I was at the range and a friendly old gent asked me what kind of guns I like (I was shooting a CZ .22 rifle). I told him I am primarily a handgun shooter, .39 spcl and 9mm. So he walks over to his range bag and pulls out this monster revolver! I immediately see "S&W 500" on the compensated five inch barrel. I've seen pictures of it, but never a real one.
"Would you like to try it?", he says with a grin.
While I examine a cartridge (made me think of the giant crayons my girls had when they were little) he loads up a couple of rounds and hands it to me.
Now I knew, having fired a .44 mag in the past, that this was not going to be a tender touching experience. I carefully cocked it, assumed a good two handed grip, sighted on an eight inch circle target I had put up at 25 yds, and pulled the trigger!
BOOM!!!
You know how it feels if you bump your nose fairly hard? That stunned feeling your face has? The shock wave did just that to my face. I had ear plugs in and the blast still made them ring. The recoil to my hand wasn't as bad as I expected, just a little heavier than a .44 magnum. And, there was a big black hole, slightly off center, inside the circle.
I really didn't want to shoot it again but, you know how the ol' male ego can get you into trouble, so I cocked it again. I had put on my ear muffs over the plugs this time so my ears didn't suffer again. I thought I did okay with the blast, but it was obvious deep down inside I was scared to death of this beast, I must have flinched majorly, there was NO hole in the target! I had completely missed an 8X10 piece of paper!
Interesting experience but I have no desire to ever shoot a thing like that again. And to think I once thought a 1911 .45 was a heavy shooter.
Hey, .38 snub, you little kitten, come on over here and let's play.
"Would you like to try it?", he says with a grin.
While I examine a cartridge (made me think of the giant crayons my girls had when they were little) he loads up a couple of rounds and hands it to me.
Now I knew, having fired a .44 mag in the past, that this was not going to be a tender touching experience. I carefully cocked it, assumed a good two handed grip, sighted on an eight inch circle target I had put up at 25 yds, and pulled the trigger!
BOOM!!!
You know how it feels if you bump your nose fairly hard? That stunned feeling your face has? The shock wave did just that to my face. I had ear plugs in and the blast still made them ring. The recoil to my hand wasn't as bad as I expected, just a little heavier than a .44 magnum. And, there was a big black hole, slightly off center, inside the circle.
I really didn't want to shoot it again but, you know how the ol' male ego can get you into trouble, so I cocked it again. I had put on my ear muffs over the plugs this time so my ears didn't suffer again. I thought I did okay with the blast, but it was obvious deep down inside I was scared to death of this beast, I must have flinched majorly, there was NO hole in the target! I had completely missed an 8X10 piece of paper!
Interesting experience but I have no desire to ever shoot a thing like that again. And to think I once thought a 1911 .45 was a heavy shooter.
Hey, .38 snub, you little kitten, come on over here and let's play.