coldshot03/04
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I have always been taught that a 1st handgun should be a revolver. I would recommend any thing from 22lr up to a 357mag double action revolver for your 1st.
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blue86buick
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well...ok, half a cookie. I forgot about that angle...he does have a good point, but so do you. Everyone should get started on a .22LR, but that doesn't mean they need to buy one as their first pistol. Ideally, everyone who starts with guns, gets started with someone guiding them, loaning/renting them guns, and helping them develop good habits, at least for the first session out. After that, hopefully they've learned enough to stick with centerfire pistols from then on (until they buy their own .22 )
Personally, my first pistol experience was a T/C with a .38, then a .357 shell, then a couple mags in a 1911 .45, THEN i shot a .22LR (all pistols, same session) Maybe that's why I flinch a bit.
)Personally, my first pistol experience was a T/C with a .38, then a .357 shell, then a couple mags in a 1911 .45, THEN i shot a .22LR (all pistols, same session)
Maybe that's why I flinch a bit.
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j.wise
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From 5 yrs old to 14, I was primarily trained on airguns. My dad and I shot his air rifle and then moved on to an air pistol. At 14, I shot his Marlin Model 60 (22lr), then a buddy's Ruger MkII (22lr). Interspersed in there were other handguns: Glock 17, Ruger GP100, Ruger SP101, etc...
My first handgun I bought was a 9mm. I never owned a 22lr pistol until just a year ago. I figured I needed to stop borrowing my dad's when I took a newbie out shooting.
So- I concur that a 22lr (or air) pistol is a GREAT one to start out on, but it doesn't have to be the first one "you" buy. If you're trained on a friend's/dad's/uncle's, you don't necessarily have to go out and buy your own. Go get what you want.
All this talk has reminded me that I've always wanted a full-size CZ 75 and a Kadet conversion to go with it. I'll see you guys later, I'm going to the gun store...
My first handgun I bought was a 9mm. I never owned a 22lr pistol until just a year ago. I figured I needed to stop borrowing my dad's when I took a newbie out shooting.
So- I concur that a 22lr (or air) pistol is a GREAT one to start out on, but it doesn't have to be the first one "you" buy. If you're trained on a friend's/dad's/uncle's, you don't necessarily have to go out and buy your own. Go get what you want.
All this talk has reminded me that I've always wanted a full-size CZ 75 and a Kadet conversion to go with it. I'll see you guys later, I'm going to the gun store...
BHPshooter
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If it were me, I'd get either a CZ-75 or Beretta 92 in 9mm, and get a .22 conversion for whichever you get. That way, you can learn the handling characteristics of your pistol at a dirt-cheap cost. Then, you can move up when you're ready, and you'll have a legitimate defense caliber too. Either should be a great pistol.
Yes, my first pistol was/is a 9mm Browning. BUT the only pistol I ever shot for years, was my mom's .22 revolver... so no, I'm not trying to be inconsistent.
Wes
Yes, my first pistol was/is a 9mm Browning. BUT the only pistol I ever shot for years, was my mom's .22 revolver... so no, I'm not trying to be inconsistent.
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