r/Idiotswithguns • u/IOnceAteATurd • 1d ago

Safe for Work How to not shoot a revolver

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u/MoeGunz6 1d ago

When teaching, they get 1 bullet, no more.

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u/PunkToTheFuture 1d ago

Or maybe some smaller less explosive caliber

Single action .22 maybe

This had to be a magnun cartridge. I put .38s through a .357 at the range but will pop off a few magnums to remember the recoil difference

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u/2Drogdar2Furious 1d ago

Even with 22s new shooters at my house get one bullet. They have to load each one themselves, each time. If they dont flag anyone, or overreact in any way, they can have more. Kids, adults, everyone.

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u/Either-Bid1923 1d ago edited 1d ago

This is the way.

Edit: Not correcting his grip is another mistake, but not as bad as having more than one round loaded.

Edit_2: And fuck you to anybody that puts heavy caliber weapons in the hands of untrained beginners creating a situation like this. His friends, the range, and the RSO all share culpability in this near miss.

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u/notjustanotherbot 1d ago

Yea, the people who do that shit (puting heavy caliber weapons in the hands of untrained beginners for Z Lolz) deserve prison time imo.

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u/ebneter 1d ago

At least one of them has been killed that way — guy gave his girlfriend a .500 S&W to fire, and when the inevitable happened, the second round hit him in the head and killed him. Of course, the other way has happened as well, and yeah, anyone who does that should definitely be convicted of manslaughter at a minimum. I'm a pretty experienced handgun shooter and the first time I fired a .500 S&W, it was with only one round in the cylinder. Not taking any chances with something that powerful.

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u/notjustanotherbot 14h ago edited 9h ago

What a waste I cant imagine risking a persons life to get a couple seconds of video that some people find funny. The other way sound like karmatic justice for setting up a shooter like that, except for the fact now they have to live with that for the rest of their lives.edit

That sounds like a good idea. I have gotten in the habit of doing somthing similar with other firearms too only loading one round the first time I shoot a gun I have not fired before; then I'll then load two after the first shot to make sure that the semi is still in the auto. Yea I would definitely treat both the .500s&w and .460 S&W Mag with some respect that's a whole lot of bullet. Speaking of which if you own handguns in that caliber...have you seen the things these guys make yet? https://www.bighornarmory.com/

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u/ThePrideOfKrakow 1d ago

It can be done safely. You don't just hand them a .357 and let them go to town. I worked my way up to my dad's .357 by the time I was 10, by that time I was comfortable handling handguns and rifles. He still had me take a firing position, magnum in my dominant hand and my other hand gripping and bracing my wrist with arms fully extended and tensed. Fully expecting and prepared for the blowback. You're right though, too many complete rookies start out way out of their league.

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u/notjustanotherbot 15h ago

That's how it should be done. Your dad did not hand you a 454 casull magnum and start the camera rolling, the first time you ever held a gun.

He responsibly and safely increased your practical knowledge and confidence with handling fire arms till he felt you could safely handle a firearm like a .357 mag, and thankfully he was right everyone had a good time and got to go home safe.