(VANITY) What is the best gun for a beginner?

[Minus_The_Bear]

I've grown up in Oklahoma and went through Boy Scouts (am an Eagle Scout) learning to shoot various types of firearms but haven't even touched one in 5+ years. Now that I'm about to leave college I'm thinking of getting a firearm of some kinda but don't know where to start.

What should I be looking at and why?

[Euro-American Scum]

Glock. Any Glock.

[OXENinFLA]

Most other ammo is expensive enough to prevent you from working with your weapon.....9mm, .45, etc.

Actually 9mm is pretty cheap. I buy mine at Chin...err Wal-Mart, (Winchester white box) 100rds for $12.

But for some reason most gun stores try and sell 9mm for around $10 for 50. I just laugh and go to Wally World.

.45's are $20 for a box of 100.

But your right about the .22's, you can't beat 500 for $10.

[xzins]

100 rounds for $12 isn't bad.

For a beginner, though, that Ruger 22 is just a great pistol for learning to shoot. It's accurate to a fault. Any in the line of Mark II or III with a bull barrel is a great buy.

[OXENinFLA]

For a beginner, though, that Ruger 22 is just a great pistol for learning to shoot. It's accurate to a fault. Any in the line of Mark II or III with a bull barrel is a great buy.

Yeah, I still shoot my MKII all the time, fun gun.

But if you are thinking about buying a Ruger Mark II or III, go with the MKII.

You will come to hate the LCI on the MKIII. It's a B!#*% to clean.

[xzins]

Is there a 9mm revolver on the market that's worth buying?

[Tijeras_Slim]

I think Taurus is the only company making a 9mm revolver at present. I haven't had the best luck with Taurus.

[halfright]

I suggest a S&W model 36. Put some decent grips on it and its bulletproof. 5 shot detective special thats easily concealed, rarely if ever fails, and good in short range self protection.

On the other hand if you are worried about missing I suggest a .41 cal revolver loaded with .410 shot shells.. :-)

[activationproducts]

A rifle is the best place to start. Once you learn to shoot a rifle you can move on to pistols and shotguns.

[pcottraux]

I'll have to try the 9mm Ruger. I have tried a 9mm Smith & Wesson. I liked it, but it was hard to hit anything with it.

[pcottraux]

Yet I've also tried a Bersa .380, and I was surprised how accurate it was.

The most pleasant surprise for me was a Ruger Blackhawk .357 magnum revolver. It's my Grandfather's. He didn't go shooting with us that day, but after a lot of begging and pleading, he let us borrow that gun. He'd had it for I think over 50 years, and it had never been fired before. He thought it wouldn't shoot at all: however, it was one of the smoothest and best firing handguns I've ever fired, no problems whatsoever. And it was very accurate, even at 50 yards!

[pankot]

9mm Walther, P-38, double action, deadly accurate, little recoil, with holow-point bullets will do the job. Best to avoid the big mommas to start with. (ex-cop)

[Lazamataz]

Start with this:

Easily concealable and hardly any felt recoil.

The cannon is cool too.

[pcottraux]

I forgot to mention we fired .38 spl rounds from the gun. Still, a lot of fun to shoot.

[activationproducts]

What do you mean when you say fell apart? Did the barreled action come out of the stock? Yugo's are very sturdy and very reliable. You have piqued my curiosity.

[Windsong]

Red Ryder...

Youll shoot yer eye out kid..

[abigailsmybaby]

Best poem ever written.

I'm so excited. I'm getting the handgun on my wishlist for Christmas. Hubby let it slip. :)

[absolootezer0]

The balance and weight is what impressed me the first time I picked one up, and that's why I would recommend it

what sold me was, while everyone was telling me to get the ruger mark iv (or whatever model it was) when i picked it up, i noticed that it pointed completely wrong. the angle of the handle on the browning it more like that of a 1911, but the angle on the ruger is much more extreme. i didn't see the point in trying to relearn where the gun will instinctively point.