Posted on 11/14/2005 12:10:39 PM PST by 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?
Glock. Any Glock.
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.
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.
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.
Is there a 9mm revolver on the market that's worth buying?
I think Taurus is the only company making a 9mm revolver at present. I haven't had the best luck with Taurus.
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.. :-)
A rifle is the best place to start. Once you learn to shoot a rifle you can move on to pistols and shotguns.
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.
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!
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)
Easily concealable and hardly any felt recoil.
The cannon is cool too.
I forgot to mention we fired .38 spl rounds from the gun. Still, a lot of fun to shoot.
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.
Youll shoot yer eye out kid..
Best poem ever written.
I'm so excited. I'm getting the handgun on my wishlist for Christmas. Hubby let it slip. :)
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