I have the Cowboy Defender in .410/45LC, first time I shot it my finger stung a bit then the second shot I had a lower grip on it and when I shot it flipped out of my hand, fortunately it landed in sand. I shot about half a box of .410 shells after my first two shots with much better results. I bought a second barrel in .357mag/38spl with the coupon code but haven’t had a chance to try it out yet. There is a bit of a learning curve with these little guns, but that’s half the fun! This is one of my favorite guns, I will never part with it.