He wouldn’t need a reason. He’d want to try it for fun. He also acts like he’s never even seen what it can do. I just don’t buy it.
I assumed Chewie would never let him use it.
And I assumed he was referring to how it felt when firing it, not what it could do.
Maybe both of those things were inferred. I only saw it once. I just remember hating that scene. And when he shoots the guy without looking.
And you’re certainly right about it not being anything like the weakest part of the film. It really has nothing to do with me not being a TFA fan.