MacTech
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I'm sure this happens at every rod-and-gun club, but it's an aspect of shooting sports I really love
it's the "want to try my gun?" aspect of shooting, it seems to be far more common on our pistol range than on the rifle range
generally speaking, my fellow shooters and I set up our targets, fire off a few magazines/cylinders and roughly about halfway through our ammo supply, stop to chat with the other shooters, mostly about gun stuff, but occasionally politics or humor, we then check out the other shooter's firearms, which then invariably leads to the offer of "want to try it?"
I love this part, it's a way to experience new and interesting firearms that you may not have had the chance to fire
So far, I've offered up the following firearms to my fellow shooters;
H&R single-shot .22LR carbine; no matter what the other shooter is shooting, they're always fascinated by my little H&R, and since I use it as a test-bed for some unique .22 rounds, BB caps, CB primer rounds, Shorts, subsonics, those Aprilla Sniper SubSonic rounds, or any number of Hyper Velocity rounds, or even the basic Federal bulk packs, I always get a couple curious shooters, I more than happily let them try it, and every one has remarked on how much fun that little single-shot is, even if they're shooting the latest Depleted-Unobtanium ultra-expensive Überhandgun using super-rare ammo, the little H&R can't help but bring a smile to their faces
CZ-75B; this little gun has surprised a lot of shooters unfamiliar with the CZ line, the solid heft of the gun is their first surprise, then the silky smooth trigger pull in both DA and SA, and finally, the incredible accuracy of the gun, that little CZ-75B has gotten more compliments than any of my other guns, save the H&R single
Glock 21; this one's run the gamut, some shooters liked it a lot, others disliked the "weird" trigger pull (many revolver shooters remark that the G21's trigger is "weird" or "mushy"), all of them remarked favorably on it's mild, controllable recoil though, and even the revolver guys remarked that once they got used to the trigger, they would probably enjoy it
On the other side of the coin, I've been offered and shot the following;
Colt Police Positive .38 Special; this gun's owner loads his own custom target loads, low recoil, SWC lead bullet, this gun had almost no recoil or muzzle flip, and was quite accurate, I was able to group 1/2" groups with this one, not bad for a gun I had never shot before
Colt .44 Magnum with a 6" barrel; same owner as the above gun, and as with his .38, he custom loads target-load .44 Mag rounds with SWC lead and a light powder charge, this gun had about the same amount of recoil as the .38, and was equally as accurate
Kimber 10mm 1911; I LOVED this gun, I had heard so much about the 10mm monster round that I was dreading that first trigger pull, but the gun was a sweetheart, nice, controllable recoil, quick target reaquisition, buttery smooth trigger pull and a clean, light break (probably around 3 pounds or so), and this shooter was shooting hot-loaded Double Tap ammo
I've also shot a couple standard .45 ACP 1911's, and loved them too, smooth, accurate, controllable, and easily controllable recoil, my next gun will definitely be some form of 1911
So, what have you offered up, and what have you had the opportunity to shoot?
it's the "want to try my gun?" aspect of shooting, it seems to be far more common on our pistol range than on the rifle range
generally speaking, my fellow shooters and I set up our targets, fire off a few magazines/cylinders and roughly about halfway through our ammo supply, stop to chat with the other shooters, mostly about gun stuff, but occasionally politics or humor, we then check out the other shooter's firearms, which then invariably leads to the offer of "want to try it?"
I love this part, it's a way to experience new and interesting firearms that you may not have had the chance to fire
So far, I've offered up the following firearms to my fellow shooters;
H&R single-shot .22LR carbine; no matter what the other shooter is shooting, they're always fascinated by my little H&R, and since I use it as a test-bed for some unique .22 rounds, BB caps, CB primer rounds, Shorts, subsonics, those Aprilla Sniper SubSonic rounds, or any number of Hyper Velocity rounds, or even the basic Federal bulk packs, I always get a couple curious shooters, I more than happily let them try it, and every one has remarked on how much fun that little single-shot is, even if they're shooting the latest Depleted-Unobtanium ultra-expensive Überhandgun using super-rare ammo, the little H&R can't help but bring a smile to their faces
CZ-75B; this little gun has surprised a lot of shooters unfamiliar with the CZ line, the solid heft of the gun is their first surprise, then the silky smooth trigger pull in both DA and SA, and finally, the incredible accuracy of the gun, that little CZ-75B has gotten more compliments than any of my other guns, save the H&R single
Glock 21; this one's run the gamut, some shooters liked it a lot, others disliked the "weird" trigger pull (many revolver shooters remark that the G21's trigger is "weird" or "mushy"), all of them remarked favorably on it's mild, controllable recoil though, and even the revolver guys remarked that once they got used to the trigger, they would probably enjoy it
On the other side of the coin, I've been offered and shot the following;
Colt Police Positive .38 Special; this gun's owner loads his own custom target loads, low recoil, SWC lead bullet, this gun had almost no recoil or muzzle flip, and was quite accurate, I was able to group 1/2" groups with this one, not bad for a gun I had never shot before
Colt .44 Magnum with a 6" barrel; same owner as the above gun, and as with his .38, he custom loads target-load .44 Mag rounds with SWC lead and a light powder charge, this gun had about the same amount of recoil as the .38, and was equally as accurate
Kimber 10mm 1911; I LOVED this gun, I had heard so much about the 10mm monster round that I was dreading that first trigger pull, but the gun was a sweetheart, nice, controllable recoil, quick target reaquisition, buttery smooth trigger pull and a clean, light break (probably around 3 pounds or so), and this shooter was shooting hot-loaded Double Tap ammo
I've also shot a couple standard .45 ACP 1911's, and loved them too, smooth, accurate, controllable, and easily controllable recoil, my next gun will definitely be some form of 1911
So, what have you offered up, and what have you had the opportunity to shoot?
BIG MISTAKE up until that time a 12ga was the biggest thing I had shot. He showed me how to shoot it told me to lean forward and grip the gun firmly. He then put on my earmuffs and his and gave me the go ahead I shot. I almost dropped the gun and my earmuffs went flying.
it is a beast. Would I shoot it again yea it didn't hurt to bad but I wouldn't shoot it on a bench 50 times.
. Keep in mind I and about 5'7" 180lbs he's past 6'6" and 300lbs i'd guess and shoots big stuff I won't be shooting it for a while.