Mount Juliet Gun Range

[BigK]

15 hours ago, hipower said:

That little stunt was long after my time there. Back 08/09 IIRC, It was my first time in there. Had heard all the tales about the place and just wanted to see it.

Took my new Taurus 45SC in to try it out. Loved the pistol when I first saw it. Beautiful polished Stainless. 2" ported barrel. Gorgeous pistol. Also my first time with it and a 45 Long Colt round.

Loaded that little pocket cannon and got set. Nice gentle squeeze on the trigger. Surprised me when it went off. Just like it's supposed to.

Except for the massive explosion and echoe in that dungeon! And the recoil was tremendous! Ok..first shot. I'll do it again I think. Same result. Got the 3rd round down and I'm wanting to head home. This thing is too much!

So I'm standing there with 2 rounds left and think that I must fire them out before leaving. Number was awful! Felt like the first three had joined in and tried to kill me!

I determined I was going to finish. That last round was going downrange and into paper! I think I just stuck my arm out andtried not to jerk the trigger and make a bigger fool of myself. I failed. Didn't see a new hole in the target.

Pulled the target in and saw it was hanging a bit loose on one side. Seems I sort of went off the paper with it. I'd hit part of the trolley mechanism instead.

I called it a day and left. Never went back. I really disliked that place.

I had a Taurus TCP once and hated it. I couldn't hit paper past 5 yds with it, so I went back to my trusty Kel-Tec P-32, which I still have and love.

My only other experience with a Taurus was when I took a friend to his first IDPA match in Dickson, TN. I don't recall how many rounds he shot in the first string, but I do recall the guide rod on his Taurus went flying down range. He didn't find all the parts, so he finished the round with the backup Taurus that he had brought just in case.

Edited June 3, 2023 by BigK
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