I recently took my buddy shooting with me. We shot my .44 Magnum with cowboy loads, and also full power loads, and he loved it.
He grew up hunting some with his grandpa, but hasn't been around firearms for 24 years. None.
We never really shot together because he did not show any interest, and we also had other hobbies. Riding motorcycles and being DJ's while we were growing up, but he asked me about getting into shooting, and wanted me to bring the .44 Magnum down. So I did.
We got online looking for him a pistol that he could shoot cheaply. Was of good quality, and also something that he could get his wife and daughters to shoot without being over powered and to loud.
This is what we came to an agreement on. I recommended the pistol, and he went and looked at one, and liked it very much.
What do you think of my recommendation? He asked about home protection, and my advise was better to have a gun than not to have a gun when need one. Yes, there are better calibers, and he most likely will get the bug as we all know "you can't own just one." But for his requirements I thought this to be the most logical firearm for him at this time, and recommended that he buy a 20 gauge shotgun for his home if he decided to buy a firearm that he could use for HD, hunting, and also for his older daughter to use for her high schools trap club.
I told him that this .22 LR loaded with Mini-Mags would stop a home invasion. I would not want to be shot 6-10 times with a .22 LR at rooms distance or any distance for that matter.
Here is the pistol we (he) decided on.
http://ruger.com/products/markIIICompetition/models.html
He grew up hunting some with his grandpa, but hasn't been around firearms for 24 years. None.
We never really shot together because he did not show any interest, and we also had other hobbies. Riding motorcycles and being DJ's while we were growing up, but he asked me about getting into shooting, and wanted me to bring the .44 Magnum down. So I did.
We got online looking for him a pistol that he could shoot cheaply. Was of good quality, and also something that he could get his wife and daughters to shoot without being over powered and to loud.
This is what we came to an agreement on. I recommended the pistol, and he went and looked at one, and liked it very much.
What do you think of my recommendation? He asked about home protection, and my advise was better to have a gun than not to have a gun when need one. Yes, there are better calibers, and he most likely will get the bug as we all know "you can't own just one." But for his requirements I thought this to be the most logical firearm for him at this time, and recommended that he buy a 20 gauge shotgun for his home if he decided to buy a firearm that he could use for HD, hunting, and also for his older daughter to use for her high schools trap club.
I told him that this .22 LR loaded with Mini-Mags would stop a home invasion. I would not want to be shot 6-10 times with a .22 LR at rooms distance or any distance for that matter.
Here is the pistol we (he) decided on.
http://ruger.com/products/markIIICompetition/models.html