Our weekly trip to the range consisted of the usual faire; a couple of our .38 caliber revolvers, a 9mm pistol and our 12 and 20 gauge shotguns. This week, we borrowed a Glock 26 9mm pistol from the range for a ‘test drive’ since we’re thinking about adding one to our collection.
I shot some video of Damsel when she was firing her 20 gauge and, later, when we were trying out the 9mm Glock. This reminded me of a cubicle placard that Damsel used to have – it said,
“I am a respectable business woman – do not [screw] with me.”
So I went with that thought and put this video together.
She certainly gets right into it. Nice to see her shoot like that.
I saw some things though that she did with both guns though that could lead to some serious pain for her, but are easy to change if she wants to make sure she avoids the pain. Shooting the shotgun with the buttstock against the muscle of the shoulder is not a good thing, and if that had been the 12 gauge my guess is there would have been some bad bruising on her shoulder. I suggest she try placing the buttstock into the pocket formed by the collar bone, hold the right elbow high helps find the pocket and keep the gun stock there. Just my preference of course.
As for the pistol, she did something that can cause a bad gash in her left thumb, or at least it looked like she did to me (hard to tell for sure but I am fairly certain she did). What I mean is she shot a shot or two with correct left hand grip, then moved her left thumb over the top of her right thumb – kind of how you might grip a revolver. The trouble with doing this with a semi auto is that the slide can and will, sooner or later, rip that weak hand thumb right open if it is resting atop the strong hand thumb and therefore right under the path of the bottom of the slide. It hurts one heck of a lot, and tends to get blood all over the place. Ouch.
All the best,
Glenn B
Glenn,
Thanks for your observations about Damsel’s shooting style.
Regarding her shotgun, she holds the buttstock in a place that’s comfortable for her – away from her ‘soft tissues’ and anchored just inside the inverted ‘V’ of her shoulder/arm joint. Never had a problem with bruises or anything, even when firing our Remington 12 gauge security gun.
The Glock is new to us. This is her firing it for the first time. On the model 26, the grip is short and stout compared to her S&W 908s. When shooting either her .38 revolver or 9mm pistol, she needs her left thumb behind the grip (and below the pistol’s slide path) to help absorb some of the recoil because her hands are small.