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You are a pretty tough bird! I know that was about 10 yrs.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 08:42

ago and that still makes you notably older than I am now, when that took place. I occasionally shoot heavy recoiling handguns, rifles, and shotguns. They can take a terrible toll on your flinch control. So I try to limit to maybe 10 shots at a session, even breaking them up. I did some 10 ga. buckshot load development, sighted in a 10 ga. slug gun (776 gr. slug, but over 900 grs. with wadding and such at 1500 fps), various over .40 cal. rifles, BIG REEDER CANNONS like .416, .440, .450, .476 (I have them all), and even .50 BMG. It takes LOTS of mental control to not pull a shot that costs you mentally and physically a bunch.

Honestly I find "muzzle blast" almost as physically taxing. I read an article that the temples of your skull act as receptors to loud blasts. Need to research that more. Maybe a Willie Nelson headband in addition to muffs are in store. The little .327 and handguns over 1500 fps are really taxing. Like getting hit in the face with a wet towel. Hard not to flinch at that. The absolute worst to me were a .30-06 handgun with brake and the king of muzzle blast was a MOA handgun in .22-250 AI with brake. It was absolutely vicious. Akin to setting off a stick of dynamite tied to the end of a cane pole! BOOM!