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(VANITY) What is the best gun for a beginner?
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?
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; US: Oklahoma; Unclassified; Your Opinion/Questions
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Woa ts, does he get the bloody finger with it?
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:42:42 PM PST
by
eastforker
(Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
To: stylin_geek
I now have a model 582 which is somewhat similar in that it is a tubular feed bolt action. It actually has six rear lugs which is overkill for a .22 rimfire but still nice.
It is a good shooter but not quite as accurate as that old model 513. I think the fact the stock has to be cut out for the tubular mag may hurt accuracy a little.
But like I said, it is still a good shooter.
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:42:48 PM PST
by
yarddog
To: Minus_The_Bear
Get a Winchester .30-30
Not only an eye-pleasing classic piece of Americana beloved for over a century, but a great weapon for hunting anything up to and including deer. Easy & cheap to reload your own ammo.
Plus you can drop an Islamofascist up to about 250 yards away.
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:43:40 PM PST
by
Zman516
To: Minus_The_Bear
The best first gun is a book:
Boston's Gun Bible.
www.javelinpress.com
84
posted on
11/14/2005 12:44:27 PM PST
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
To: dirtboy
For concealed carry, a .357 wheelgun - you can use either .357 or .38 rounds. Slight ding. It's .38 Special rounds.
And I do enjoy occasionally trotting out the .357 for a few +P rounds on a desert range. No melon is safe from my wrath then!
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:46:06 PM PST
by
Prime Choice
(Never excuse treason as "dissent.")
To: eastforker
Woa ts, does he get the bloody finger with it? Yep, but we're not sure who's it is.
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:46:15 PM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
To: Minus_The_Bear
Get a 22 revolver or a 22 bolt action rifle. Ammo is cheap so you can shoot alot. When you learn how to shoot safely and accurately you can move to a semiauto.
DO NOT BUY A GLOCK IF YOU ARE A BEGINNER. IMO it is not a gun for novices.
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:47:14 PM PST
by
BadAndy
(Bad to the bone.)
To: Prime Choice
Slight ding. It's .38 Special rounds. You could shoot .38 S&W in a .357 as well as Specials, but the question is why would you?
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:47:25 PM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
To: thefactor
Exactly. The reason I have not used a firearm is so long is because of college. Not a good idea... plus I've been too busy. Sorry for not including more info but I am not planning on carry, just something (a pistol) to shoot at a range and keep in my home. I don't need anything crazy like a
Thunder 5 (which I have shot) just something sensable.
To: yarddog
"If I could only have one gun it would probably be a .22 model 17 S&W revolver. "
Good luck finding one!
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:48:14 PM PST
by
BadAndy
(Bad to the bone.)
To: BadAndy
I know where there's a couple for sale here in NM.
91
posted on
11/14/2005 12:48:54 PM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
To: Minus_The_Bear
A Glock 23, why not start off with something with a bite.
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:49:17 PM PST
by
Recon Dad
(Force Recon Dad (and proud of it))
To: Minus_The_Bear
Start with an inexpensive rifle that shoots inexpensive ammo. The Ruger 10/22 is an excellent choice for beginners. You can shoot all day long for $20. Once you start thinking of a higher powered rifle, you can graduate to a Yugo SKS. Yea, it's a Soviet design, but they are very reliable with low recoil, you can get them dirt cheap (often less than $100), and the ammo is cheap, too. Accuracy is somewhat lacking, though, but good enough for 50 yard target shooting.
Now, if you still want to get into yet higher powered, you can go any direction you want from ultimate high-dollar hand built bench rifles that shoot bullets one on top of the other at 200 yards to three gun events (pistol, shotgun, high powered semi auto) to cowboy action, to black powder silouette, to trap and skeet. It's up to you.
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:49:46 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: Minus_The_Bear
In light of your clarification, I think a .22 pistol is the best choice. A Ruger Mk II or III in a semi-auto, or a Smith 617 in a revolver. Economical high volume practice of the fundamentals is far more important than being a member of the "cult of noise".
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:51:11 PM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
To: Minus_The_Bear
A .22 caliber rifle is good for rabbits,squirrels, and target shooting as they are fairly cheap. A 12 ga. shotgun is good for birds and such. An old 30-06 Springfield is a good deer gun. Pistols are not usually good for hunting and are probably the easiest gun to get in trouble with.
95
posted on
11/14/2005 12:54:13 PM PST
by
mountainlyons
(Still angry after all these years!)
To: Tijeras_Slim
"I know where there's a couple for sale here in NM."
I've been looking in the Albany NY area for 3 months and can't find a single one. There are some on the gun auction sites but they are outrageously priced.
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:54:33 PM PST
by
BadAndy
(Bad to the bone.)
To: BadAndy
Have you been to the S&W Forum?
http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve/
They are excellent folks to deal with. I can't recall a deal ever going bad there.
Smiths are getting pricey, particularly pre-war and many of the N-frames.
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posted on
11/14/2005 12:57:22 PM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
To: RightWhale
and haven't broken a window in decades. Maybe you need to adjust your sights...
98
posted on
11/14/2005 12:59:30 PM PST
by
Tennessee_Bob
("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
To: Minus_The_Bear
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posted on
11/14/2005 1:00:33 PM PST
by
AngryJawa
(NRA)
To: Minus_The_Bear
This one's a real crowd pleaser.
100
posted on
11/14/2005 1:01:29 PM PST
by
DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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