Happiness is a new gun 2

[BirdsThaWord]

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.

[BirdsThaWord]

Totally agree about the billboards. I’ve seen a few 1911’s I’d absolutely drool over (some posted here) if not for the billboard stuff.

[dao]

I used to be a sheetrocker, and a commercial steel stud framer. My hands were as strong then as they've ever been. And so recoil never much bothered me. Never had the chance to shoot a big caliber then, and I might have tried with my old hand and arm strength. Fast forward thirty years and I no longer have that kind of strength. And the last time at the range I had two .40S&W HKs to break in. It's the first time in my life where I was ready to stop shooting and it was after only about 90 rounds between the two of them. I still don't know if it was a fluke or if I'm going to have to start weaning myself away from the hotter ammo. I do know that I no longer have the inclination to even consider trying a 50 cal, or one of the big wheel guns. I'm content to leave that to the still strong guys.

[BirdsThaWord]

I know what you mean. I used to do jiu jitsu. Definitely a young mans sport, or for older guys who like pain. Getting older certainly has it’s advantages, but disadvantages as well!

[getsome]

Somehow when you get older recoil becomes much less interesting than it once was…..Last summer we went to a birthday party for a guy that had a S&W 500 revolver and lives on a family 60 acre piece of land so he can shoot off his deck…..He wanted to show it off and fired a couple rounds which were quite impressive and asked if I wanted to shoot it, my young self said oh hell yes but my current condition self said no I don’t believe I want no part of those thumb size shells but I do wish I could shoot guns off my deck…..

Of all the nasty recoil guns I have owned and shot the worst was a Kahr PM40 which was a fine gun and never malfunctioned but it was most unpleasant to shoot at an indoor range, not only did the little pistol hammer your hand but the ejected shells would bounce off the walls and go right for your face…… .40 S&W is a great round for some but it wasn’t for me in a small light pistol…..Now my current PM9 is much mo better, much less trauma and easier to shoot accurately without pain…….

[Bawanna]

I kind of feel the same about my K40. Plumb accurate and never fails but not pleasant to shoot for me anyhow.

[BirdsThaWord]

Of all the nasty recoil guns I have owned and shot the worst was a Kahr PM40 .

That was my first Kahr. Traded a Ruger P89DC for it. Came in a great little leather pocket holster that was squarish so it looked like a cell phone in my pocket. Being rather new to guns, I did not even test it out for about the first 6 months or so. Once I did I got rid of it pretty quickly. I agree, that is a nasty round for such a small gun with such a small grip. I’ve read that people say under the stress of a defense situation that trigger pull and recoil is not a such big deal, but I don’t buy into that. I think being able to quickly put multiple shots on target is crucial and that there’s no way I would have handled that one the way I can the CW9 or the Ruger LCP 22, LCR 22 WMR or Taurus TX22 that are the carry rotation these days. I do like the big booms at the range, but definitely would not carry something like that. Even if I found myself going into bear or big cat areas, I’d rather have a high capacity 9mm. I know people could go rounds about what caliber is needed for such large animals, but again, I’d rather be able to hit something many times. Maybe I would step up to a 1911 though, since the weight brings down the recoil. Again, I know different people have different feelings/thoughts about that subject though, so my points could be debated.

[Armybrat]

Got a nice IWB holster and one for the pocket for the little NA Mini Ranger II. Plus the rug.

[dao]

Classy little rig!

[BirdsThaWord]

Nice little holsters that look like they fit like a glove. I take it the leather one has a clip on the other side? I bet either one is super concealable.