You can easily find my post on the 942 after having shot it, and I will keep updating it as the story unfolds if you want to wade through more detail However, I know you are interested in larger calibers, so I will attempt to confine my comments here to what might be germane to your situation.
I'm having an entirely unexpected light-strike issue that would probably be less of an issue with center fire, but does suggest possible QC problems. I expect this is due to the lack of lubrication I mentioned earlier, possibly also metal debris or other manufacturing debris inside the gun, though that's only a guess based on what others have reported about Taurus. You might encounter a similar issue with, say, an 856.
What was really unexpected was just how good the gun felt in my hands, which are medium-to-large size, with thin fingers. The thumb rest and the 'pinky ledge' on the bottom of the grip feel good enough at home or in the store, but at the range? It's the most comfortable pistol I have ever shot. I'm real picky about grips.
The weight, at 23.6 ounces, is perfect. Being new to revolvers, I don't want something real twitchy. This is one reason why I didn't get an LCRx (about 15 ounces) or and S&W 317 (about 10 ounces). The 856 would be 22 ounces, so very similar. I read some fucking place that getting a snubby that is too lightweight was a common rookie mistake, and for me, I suspect that would have been the case.
Northern wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:06 am
CowboyT wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 11:49 pm
It’d be like calling you a racist because you responded to a minority like you did. Be careful.
Not the same, but yeah, it’s also a pretty common trope for boomer white men to believe that “reverse racism” or “reverse sexism” is a thing.
I am glad you spoke up, though I totally disagree with you.
This is why I think fourth and fifth wave feminism is kinda toy: The assumption that a member of a disenfranchised minority knows
why a 'boomer white man' or anyone else is thinking.
Are there maybe some other explanations for the behavior you are observing? Maybe they aren't gatekeeping, maybe no one is trying to dominate the space. Maybe the person who is posting is just old and lonely (Big hint: That is not an invitation to explain to anyone why they are lonely), or bored, or just love posts in the hardware column. Or they love one particular weapon and can't stop talking about it.
By the turn of the century, and certainly by double-twenty, most men who are not part of the 2% are pretty clear that most of the time, no one gives a
shit what they are thinking. Check TSleeveless, Voices in Power, September 2022.
Talking a lot is not always the same as talking down to someone. And, even when someone
is talking down, that might not be the most tactically useful information if you want to monkey-wrench the patriarchy.
'Mansplaining' is totally a sexist term. So is 'boomer.'
Would you please not use them? Not giving orders, not telling you what's right or wrong, or what's inside your head.
We have to work together. Our enemies love it when we fight amongst ourselves.