I didn't know then what I know now. I'm sure I could have mitigated the recoil with a better grip. Also, I have larger than average hands. To get a comfortable sight picture, I had the bottom of the grip in the palm of my hand. Thus, the sharp edge dug into my palm as the gun was shot. On top of that, I was relatively new to shooting and hadn't built up any callouses or muscle to help with holding a gun.

Today I probably wouldn't have trouble with it.

I'm looking forward to your target. Yeah, maybe not a carry gun, but one of the classics and very accurate.

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