johnny blaze
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My cousin came to visit, and he brought his new Smith and Wesson 500 with him. We went to shoot, and we were firing 45's, 9 mm and 357's. We were consistant on the targets, doing really well.
My cousin brought out his 500, and said that this was the first time that he brought it out since he bought it. I had been wanting to shoot the 500 for a long time.
He fired the first round (after all it was his gun) and hit the center of the target just high and to the right about 4 inches. He fired again, and we could not find where it hit.
Then it was my turn. I fired the first round and it blew the center out of the target, I fired again and could not find where the bullet hit. When I fired, I had to take a step backwards, and my had had a really funny feeling. My favorite round is the 44 magnum, so I can handle recoil very good. This gun was another story completely. My cousin did not want to fire it again, and neither did I. We went back to shooting the other guns, but we could not hit anything. I hated to admit it, but I finally let myself except the fact that my hand was shaking really badly, and I had a dull pain in the palm of my hand.
The gun was just too much.
I have only fired one other gun that really bothered me and that was a 458 rifle.
I have fired M60's and a wide range of rifles and pistols, but this one really got too me. I am back to shooting pretty good again.
Any one else have this experience.
It sure made me a believer in test driving a gun before you buy it.
My cousin brought out his 500, and said that this was the first time that he brought it out since he bought it. I had been wanting to shoot the 500 for a long time.
He fired the first round (after all it was his gun) and hit the center of the target just high and to the right about 4 inches. He fired again, and we could not find where it hit.
Then it was my turn. I fired the first round and it blew the center out of the target, I fired again and could not find where the bullet hit. When I fired, I had to take a step backwards, and my had had a really funny feeling. My favorite round is the 44 magnum, so I can handle recoil very good. This gun was another story completely. My cousin did not want to fire it again, and neither did I. We went back to shooting the other guns, but we could not hit anything. I hated to admit it, but I finally let myself except the fact that my hand was shaking really badly, and I had a dull pain in the palm of my hand.
The gun was just too much.
I have only fired one other gun that really bothered me and that was a 458 rifle.
I have fired M60's and a wide range of rifles and pistols, but this one really got too me. I am back to shooting pretty good again.
Any one else have this experience.
It sure made me a believer in test driving a gun before you buy it.