My son-in-law , grandson and myself headed to the range yesterday. We were armed with a 9mm semi-auto, a .45 colt judge, a .45 colt redhawk, a .454 casull super blackhawk, a .357 Dan Wesson, a Ruger security six .357 and a couple of .22 revolvers. Starting with the .22's, we let my 11 year old grandson shoot each handgun. Note that he fired .45 colt through the .454 casull and all the ammunition he fired were mild reloads and nothing heavy. He did fantastic. It got me to thinking about my first experience. I believe I was about 13 when my older brothers allowed me to shoot their .357 magnums. I don't recall the recoil being a problem, but 44 years later, my ears still ring. What age and what gun/caliber was your first experience?
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