trainnig .22 v/s your favorite / 9mm; .37sig; .40autos; .45; etc.

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As I am not an experienced guy, I would appreciate any advice!
Is it sensible to train with .22 rather your favourite bore?
Is it wise to sacrifice the quality /the uncomfortable recoil, weight etc./ for quantity /cheeper and numerous rounds/ for training,
or the truth is in the middle first many .22 and than much more .9mm, and than little bit more .45?
Ps. I dont have much time to vast / I am not so young, as I would wish /.
 
IMHO the most important thing to shooting well is trigger control and this is the hardest most subtle skill that nobody every really "MASTERS". Training on a .22 lets you focus on that skill without worrying about other factors such as noise and recoil.

Now let's say you only have enough cash to get a single firearm and this will be it for a long time then I don't think a full to mid sized 9x19mm is a bad choice with the caveat being that you should do lots and lots of dry fire practice using the coin on the sight trick or bore laser tools etc. The dry fire will let you get the muscle memory down without the noise and recoil.

9x19mm recoil is not bad, a little sharp but not bad at all in most full to mid sized pistols especially if they are steel or alloy framed. It is however much louder and much more recoil then a .22. Like night and day. 9x19mm recoil vs. other centerfire calibers is a much more subtle differnce. It's there but usually recoil from a .380 through say a .45 isn't massively different. Certainly not like .22LR vs. a centerfire caliber.

Hope this helps a bit.

Chris
 
Forgot to mention many popular 9x19mm/.45 handguns have .22 conversions available for them. Best of both worlds in terms of cost of practice.

Chris
 
Sorry, I did not mentioned - I own P226 in 9x19 and that is my first own gun, but I do not like to take a wrong direction where to take first for better results - many .22 or stick to 9mm and more powerful!
 
I love shooting .22LR & I love shooting .45ACP.

Usually I will start my range sessions with a couple thousand rounds out of my .22LR's, and then I will finish up the range session with a couple hundred rounds of .45ACP out of one of my carry pistols.

Works for me, at least that way I can spend an entire afternoon, once or twice a week at the range (weather permitting), without breaking the bank.
 
I have two .22 Conversion units -- a Ciener (mounted on a Fed Ord frame) and a Colt Service Ace (mounted on a Model 1927 Argentine frame.) The latter is the best shooter, by far. But I use both for plinking and practice.

My carry gun is a Kimber Custom Classic, and I have a measurable benefit from practice with the conversion units -- even when at top form, I can switch to the .22 and find little problems that need correcting.
 
Well heck that changes everything. You HAVE to get a .22 pistol. There is a BATF regulation that states that if more than one firearm is owned then at least one must be of the .22 rimfire variety. :D

Get the .22 it will help you shoot better and most of all it will be lots and lots of cheap fun.

Chris
 
Yeah, 22 is just so cheap, you can shoot so much more. But like someone said, for many pistols you can get a conversion kit. Have one for my Glock. So I am shooting .22LR in my Glock. Meaning the shape, sights, and most importantly the trigger are in fact all the same.
 
22 trainer

I use an Advantage Arms 22 adapter for a G23 -- it's superb. There was a new gun from SIG called the "Mosquito" announced at the SHOT Show. It is a 9/10ths size SIG 226 in 22 LR.
 
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