tluxtele
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Hello All,
My father-in-law gave me a S&W 40 for Christmas last year. For months it just remained in it's box with a lock through the barrel. I have recently gotten more interested in it and want to learn. If I'm going to have a gun in my house I want to know everything there is to know. Here are my first questions.
1 - I want to enroll in some sort of basic handgun class. Before riding a motorcycle I took a basic riders course. I need that for my gun. Are they all the same? I've searched around online but I don't know enough to know what I'm looking for. I want to become more familiar/comfortable and learn basic things like how to take care of it/clean it, etc.
2 - Can someone point me to something to help explain ammo to me? At this point I've bought a few boxes of target ammo. To be honest, I didn't know there were differences until recently.
--- Do brands matter?
--- What's the deal with the grain count?
--- If I were to get some hollow points for home protection what do you suggest as a decent amount to have on hand? Are the hollow points at Walmart worth buying?
--- For someone who would maybe get to do some target practice once a month, how much target ammo would I expect to go through?
I recognize there is a current shortage of ammo. It doesn't freak me out or cause me to hoard. I'm so new to this I don't know what is normal.
3 - I wouldn't mind getting a concealed carry permit in the future. I don't feel the need right now. What is a "reasonable" time for getting familiar with my gun and all before even considering this?
I'm sorry if these are questions that get asked all the time. I will continue to search and if I find my answers I'll delete them in this thread.
My father-in-law gave me a S&W 40 for Christmas last year. For months it just remained in it's box with a lock through the barrel. I have recently gotten more interested in it and want to learn. If I'm going to have a gun in my house I want to know everything there is to know. Here are my first questions.
1 - I want to enroll in some sort of basic handgun class. Before riding a motorcycle I took a basic riders course. I need that for my gun. Are they all the same? I've searched around online but I don't know enough to know what I'm looking for. I want to become more familiar/comfortable and learn basic things like how to take care of it/clean it, etc.
2 - Can someone point me to something to help explain ammo to me? At this point I've bought a few boxes of target ammo. To be honest, I didn't know there were differences until recently.
--- Do brands matter?
--- What's the deal with the grain count?
--- If I were to get some hollow points for home protection what do you suggest as a decent amount to have on hand? Are the hollow points at Walmart worth buying?
--- For someone who would maybe get to do some target practice once a month, how much target ammo would I expect to go through?
I recognize there is a current shortage of ammo. It doesn't freak me out or cause me to hoard. I'm so new to this I don't know what is normal.
3 - I wouldn't mind getting a concealed carry permit in the future. I don't feel the need right now. What is a "reasonable" time for getting familiar with my gun and all before even considering this?
I'm sorry if these are questions that get asked all the time. I will continue to search and if I find my answers I'll delete them in this thread.