This kind of story reinforces to me why I like doing pistol training on a strictly volunteer basis - not for pay, and definitely not for anyone my spidey sense is tingling about.The Annoyed Man wrote:Several times he forgot some part of the 4 rules and had to be reminded. The last time it happened, he was holding my loaded Model 29 .44 magnum in his hand, with the hammer cocked. I was standing maybe 10 ft behind the firing line and 15 or 20 ft off to one side. He turned to grin at his wife because he was holding a "Dirty Harry Gun," and he swept my midsection with that cocked .44 WITH HIS FINGER ON THE TRIGGER!!!!!. In fact, he swept EVERYBODY, not just me! That gun has about a 1.5 lb letoff on single action, and it was loaded with 240 JHPs stepping out at 1200 fps. I practically dove out of the way and started to sternly reprimand him about keeping the muzzle pointed downrange. He said, "it's Ok, man, I wasn't pulling the trigger yet."
When I put give someone access to a loaded pistol for their first time to the range, I like to stay close enough to them that I can reach out and palm block any muzzle sweeps before they are pointing at Important Things. This story is a good reminder for me to keep doing what I've been doing!
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