#2842207 - 08/16/09 02:41 AM
A sweet little Finnish girl
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#2842211 - 08/16/09 02:47 AM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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Looks like she broke her wrist.
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#2842317 - 08/16/09 12:49 PM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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I just don't see the point to a pistol that's as heavy as some carbines.
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#2842327 - 08/16/09 01:47 PM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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I'm a long time shooter and there's no way I would want to shoot that hand cannon.
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#2842393 - 08/16/09 03:48 PM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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I agree that gun was to big for her. I almost learned the hard way about too much gun. I was at a shooting range with my 357 magnum, which I had recently purchased. I had been firing it one handed with 38's in the chamber. I loaded it with Magnum loads to see the difference in kick. All six chambers instead of just one. I took aim at the target and pulled the trigger. The kick caused my arm to fly up and pull the trigger again. The second bullet hit the ceiling beam. What I saw for the next couple of seconds made me laugh, to myself of course. Shavings from the beam were floating from the ceiling to the ground. I didn't feel as bad when I took a close look at the beam because "Mine" was not the only "hit" that the beam had sustained. It was full of holes. Actually all of the beams had holes in them from being hit. I haven't fired it one handed since though. Wheels
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#2842403 - 08/16/09 04:18 PM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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I've been shooting guns since I was a little .22 short. Mostly rifles at first, but then my dad allowed me to shoot handguns. Everything from .22 LR to .45 ACP and in between. He had, and still does have, a nice S&W .357 magnum in a 4 inch barrel. Man, that thing would ring my doorbell. It was so LOUD. I couldn't hit anything with it, but I never had an experience like yours.
If that was truly the little Finnish girls first shooting experience, she's got some crappy friends. I have to admit, she hung in there, despite the punishment it dealt out. And for that she gets an A in my book.
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#2842410 - 08/16/09 04:37 PM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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heh, well, if that was her first handgun experience, she's got a built in recipe for flinching!
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#2842413 - 08/16/09 04:48 PM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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heh, well, if that was her first handgun experience, she's got a built in recipe for flinching! she sure does. Wheels
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#2842417 - 08/16/09 04:55 PM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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I still flinch, to an extent, with handguns. I think it started when I was a kid, shooting those handguns without ear protection. We were dumb in those days, what can I say? Anyway, I was always excited about shooting, but when the time came to pull that trigger, I'd do just that. Pull. Not squeeze. I knew there was going to be some ear pain, but hey.
Tough habit to break. And today I have tinnitus. Wonder why, lol...
My dad has a .44 mag and a .41 mag, Rugers. They're loud and they kick like mules. And I can't hit anything with them. That Ruger grip is way too short for my hand, I feel like the thing is going to fly out of my grip.
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#2842474 - 08/16/09 07:12 PM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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That second shot looked like it turned her wrist.
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#2843024 - 08/17/09 07:57 PM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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On an episode of Lock and Load on TV R. Lee Emory fired that S&W 500. They showed it in very slow motion, and you could see the shock wave from recoil going up his arm. Amazing.
But it is totally an ego pistol. Extremely limited use. Any time you were carrying that beast, you could have a carbine.
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#2843300 - 08/18/09 07:17 AM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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I can't tell if it was her friends or if she just went to the range and rented a gun. I know you could rent one at the range where I went.
The text says : "Paula, graphic designer of finnish firearm magazine Rekyyli tries out the Smith & Wesson .500. " So I guess the magazine's writers decided to let her try some of what she did layouts about.
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#2843396 - 08/18/09 12:26 PM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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20mm, I have tinnitus too. Same reason too much shooting without ear protection. When I went in it was sissy to wear ear plugs. The old soldiers would say "you ain't gonna be wearing no ear plugs in combat". So lots of range firing without it. Then actual combat upped the ante. But they were right about not wearing them in combat.
I have it in both ears. Half way between a ring and a buzz. PITA.
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#2843417 - 08/18/09 01:14 PM
Re: A sweet little Finnish girl
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I was looking for that video Bones. Thanks for posting it.
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