BRUISED HIS SHOULDER, huh.
Sure.
That’s completely ridiculous.
The AR-15’s key attribute is LOW RECOIL —that’s part of the reason why Vietnamese slight in frame took to it so readily.
His claim is not quite as ridiculous as a claim that a squirt gun can bruise a shoulder, but IT IS CLOSE.
After firing M14’s for a while at a rifle range, a DI showed the benefit of the new M16 recoil reduction by putting the stock on his chin and firing a few rounds before the “tour” group then got a turn with it to hit some targets.
With this guy....a cap-pistol would have bruised some part of his body.
I had a 9mm Marlin Camp Carbine that would bruise my shoulder horribly, firing the relatively weak 9mm round. You can hold the butt of an AR-15 against your nose and fire it, repeatedly. The guy is a complete panty waist, or more probably, a liar.
I held mine to my solar plexus and pulled the trigger. Nothing.
A friend told me that when he was in basic training, some kid was all afraid of the rifle, so he was instructed to hold the buttstock between his legs and pull. Again, no recoil.