Winchester 73
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Monday,after work,I'm taking a co-worker to a local indoor range.
He has been asking me to teach him how to shoot his S&W 642 .38 Special,2" barrel snubby he recently bought.He's 49 and has never fired a handgun before,only a rifle and then rarely.
I don't think this is the best gun for a beginner to start off with but thats what he has.Somebody at a gun shop talked him into it.A fine BUG but for a beginner?Anyway,
I have hundreds of rounds of .38 Special ranging from 125 grain JHP up 158 grain LRN.In between a lot of 130 grain Winchester FMJ and 135 Speer JHP.
Recoil will probably be a problem for him as this revolver weighs in at only 19 ounces fully loaded.I'm bringing along my Ruger .357 Magnum GP 100 with a 4" barrel to perhaps smooth the way with .38 loads.He is 5'11" and weighs 150 pounds.
Would any of you have suggestions about the way to proceed loadwise after I go over basic safe gun handling and the 4 rules,etc.
Any advice would be appreciated.
He has been asking me to teach him how to shoot his S&W 642 .38 Special,2" barrel snubby he recently bought.He's 49 and has never fired a handgun before,only a rifle and then rarely.
I don't think this is the best gun for a beginner to start off with but thats what he has.Somebody at a gun shop talked him into it.A fine BUG but for a beginner?Anyway,
I have hundreds of rounds of .38 Special ranging from 125 grain JHP up 158 grain LRN.In between a lot of 130 grain Winchester FMJ and 135 Speer JHP.
Recoil will probably be a problem for him as this revolver weighs in at only 19 ounces fully loaded.I'm bringing along my Ruger .357 Magnum GP 100 with a 4" barrel to perhaps smooth the way with .38 loads.He is 5'11" and weighs 150 pounds.
Would any of you have suggestions about the way to proceed loadwise after I go over basic safe gun handling and the 4 rules,etc.
Any advice would be appreciated.