Posted on 03/05/2019 5:23:19 AM PST by w1n1
Pick the right entry point and you're already on your way to enjoying a fun, long-term shooting hobby.
For a new shooter, buying their first handgun can be an intimidating experience. What brand, what style, revolver or semiauto, and most of all what caliber?
Most people jump straight into picking out their favorite handgun without thinking about what caliber it is. Caliber choice is critical for new shooters. Too much gun can be a handful; too little and you might be under gunned.
Beginners looking for a firearm gun to do. For example, a new shooter may desire a firearm that is suitable for self-defense; a self-defense caliber has certain criteria to meet.
A shooter looking for a fun range gun has some different criteria to meet. We are going to first look at the best calibers for beginners, and then provide you with a few examples of popular handguns in each caliber that you should consider when you are first starting out.
TRAITS OF BEGINNER CARTRIDGES
In general, beginners should stick to commonly available, well-reputed handgun calibers. Magnum rounds are often too much of a handful for new shooters, and odd balls are often expensive and hard to find.
Commonality and afford ability are very desirable traits for a caliber to have. If you cannot afford to shoot the caliber regularly, the skills you build will deteriorate.
The same goes for trying to find ammunition in odd calibers. Rounds like the .32 Long are still out there, but they can’t be found in most big box stores.
The round should be relatively low recoil. Beginning with powerful, heavy recoiling rounds can actually cause training scars. Training scars are poor habits gathered from poor training and practice.
Magnum calibers in the hands of beginners tend to create an exaggerated and noticeable flinch that pulls a shot off target. Starting with a smaller, lower recoiling caliber and working up to larger calibers is the better way to go. Read the rest of handgun calibers.
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Thank you.
You challenged him and now you will not back it up.
I wanted to see you back up your talk.
Not good fatboy
Do you guys have a history or something
You are correct. I mis-remembered as I typed that. Thank you for correcting me.
“...kill any intruder...”
Some places it’s not legal to shoot to kill, it’s only legal to shoot to stop an unlawful act. If stopping the unlawful act results in the death of the actor, well, things happen.
If a statement that you intend to “shoot to kill” can be attached to your real name, that could be used against you in court if it gets that far.
If you want to stop someone from doing an unlawful act, two to the chest and one to the head will usually suffice.
I’m in Oklahoma so that’s not a problem.
Also, in this house, if I shoot the intruder and he falls, he would more often than not, I would have to walk right past him to unlock or clear the way to the front door for the police.
If he were not dead, I would be afraid of being tripped or even attacked because I’d be so close to him.
Therefore, I need him dead.
Ruger has a .22, GP 100 that
Is Very Nice.
You’re price Range
And a 10 shot!
>I’m not a cheap date Brother struggle, thus out of your league.
But are you out of “thus”?
Thank you.
In other words, about average for 'Am Shooting Journal'.
My wife likes her Charter Arms U. C. Lite .38 Special.
So Adm Kidd's edict caused the navy to burn off 5 million rounds of .45 Ball - to little effect except to empty the navy's the entire inventory of pistol ammo.
As a mere Marine Captain on the staff, I was told to come up with a simpler "familiarization" course for sailors and test it.
They gave me 20 sailors at the Dam Neck range and they were the most talentless non-shooters I ever saw in my whole military existence. None of the rounds came close to a bullseye but the ground in front and low-flying planes were at grave risk.
When I sent in the results, the whole project was quietly ended.
Sailors should stick to missiles and torpedoes.
wardaddy waxed eloquent: “Not good fatboy”
fatboy responds: Ouch!
Have a nice day!
“I would never give a semi-auto to someone not used to pistols”
A1 advice right there.
Next I’m going to hear about how the military gives everybody automatics to learn how to shoot. That might be true but there are several recruit Depots right now that are using Airsoft technology for introductory classes to Small Arms.
I will have to say that when I went in the military years and years ago I think just about every guy in there had a familiarity with weapons because we had zero incidents and were strictly monitored during those initial phases of small arms instruction.
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