Well, I've been an airsoft player. But it's only been a year that I go to the gun range. And well. Airsoft helps with .22lr but as soon as you fire 9mm and above, recoil is nowhere close xD. I still need to get better with .45acp and .357magnum.
Yeah, bigger bullets are tricky. I'm still fighting my blink reflex when firing. XÞ Other aspects depend on the make of the gun. My cousin has a Walther PPQ (9mm) that has a muzzle flash so big that it obscures the target, but fires so smooth that we were cutting paper at 30ft. Then my father in law has a S&W .44 magnum revolver. It weighs a ton, and has a .5oz trigger pull when the hammer is cocked. (Not joking. You touch the trigger and it fires.) However, the mass of this gun aids it's accuracy.
I've actually wanted to try a .357 mag.
I'm considered a good shooter in my range so glad to know you agree xD
And yup it's my first firearm ever.
Yeah, I can imagine playing airsoft would give you plenty of practice with point and shoot reflexes.
As for the fireline, i'm glad to hear this is a common rule cause I've heard the wildest things about some gun ranges around the world, and in France too. xD
We had to ban a few members cause they were doing stupid and dangerous shell when they came alone...
Oh yeah. You DO NOT play on the fire line. Someone posted footage of a security camera capturing this......I don't want to idiot or retard because it's insulting to idiots and retards to lump this level of stupidity in with them..... Anyway, him and his buddy were at the range with a Desert Eagle .50, and he's taking selfies of himself holding the gun. Then he gets the "brilliant" idea to jokingly point it at his buddy's head. Range Safety Officer takes the gun in a heartbeat, UNLOADS the weapon, and promptly escorts the 2 off the premisis.
My wife was raised around firearms her entire life. She beat me over the head with 3 simple truths about how to handle a firearm:
1) ALWAYS treat it as though it's loaded. Even if you know because you made triple sure that it's not.
2) NEVER fully trust a safety mechanism.
3) ALWAYS be aware of where the muzzle is pointed.
It is a cool piece of hardware to have strapped to one's hip, but unlike a saber, it is by no means to ever be considered a "toy".
