Typically a good gun lesson is needed to shoot any gun, muzzle control, safe muzzle positing, and other safety tips. Then comes the aiming and shooting practice. And lots of practice with no rounds in the chamber or cylinder. Then comes the shooting, I typically graduate shooters from 22s then up.
Big bores can be controlled, but novice shooters should in my view graduate up through the ranks.
Ex. When people ride motor cycles they start on 100cc or 500cc then graduate to the higher performance bikes.
Unfortunately, many people get a kick out of seeing their friends and family shoot a big bore, and want to get that kick as soon as possible, hence they skip the safety lesson. Big mistake. Also you can see in many of the videos the fear on these peoples face. In addition to peer pressure, Not knowing how the control the gun is leading to many of these incidents.
Thanks for the great discussion guys!
I really liked hearing your points of view!
Brian