Quote Originally Posted by dao View Post
I'm not sure I'd have the courage, er gads, to fire one Colonel. I've always been pretty much intimidated by 50 cal. Same with Dirty Harry's caliber of choice.
I’ve never shot a 50. Biggest ever was that 454 Casull. For some reason, shooting the 44 mag after seemed much softer, but it may just have been the difference in the guns (44 was a S&W 4” model 29). The 44 did not seem much more recoilish (yes, I made that word up) than a hot 357. I would like to at least try a 50 at some point, before I get too old and my hands too weak, just to say I did and for the s eating grin I’m sure it would bring. My usual gun range rents them. Maybe for my nest b day treat!
357 is about it for me these days if shooting a decent amount of rounds. Funny enough, I think working on guns is what has my hands in not so great a shape these days so that I can’t handle the big bore stuff as much as just a few years back. If you saw some of my older posts about polishing and saw the gazillion little strips of sandpaper you’d know where I’m coming from. I do thoroughly enjoy a big boom though. My short barreled AR’s do provide that and are much easier on the hands.