new shooter

stanley75

April 05, 2010 10:12

I have been shooting for about a year and finally decided to buy my own handgun. I am leaning towards Walther any suggestions for a newbie?

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  stanley75

  April 05, 2010 10:12

  Hello, well i moved in up here in stevens point wi and my roomate wants to start shooting i recomend a 20 ga or a 22lr but do you guys think a 12ga is sutable i would think not but others tell me it would be fine
  
  If it Flies it Dies
  All my guns are AMERICAN MADE

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  rufe-snow

  April 05, 2010 10:20

  Your best bet would be a U.S. made .22. Browning Buck Mark, S & W 22A or Ruger Mark 3. Don't buy a centerfire pistol until you master the fundamentals with a rimfire.

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  mark christian

  April 05, 2010 10:47

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  Bubba Jr.

  April 05, 2010 12:14

  quote:Originally posted by stanley75
  I have been shooting for about a year and finally decided to buy my own handgun. I am leaning towards Walther any suggestions for a newbie?
  
  
  What did you enjoy shooting the most? That would be a good place to start.[:)]

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  Walley19

  April 05, 2010 12:33

  My advice, for what it is worth, is to start out with a 22 double action revolver. The practice you need to become proficient with a handgun will not cost you an arm and a leg and when you are ready to move on to a larger caliber you will still have a fun gun to practice with. I have owned, and still use to sharpen my skills, a H&R swing out 22 for about sixty years.

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  beantownshootah

  April 05, 2010 13:04

  quote:Originally posted by Walley19
  My advice, for what it is worth, is to start out with a 22 double action revolver. The practice you need to become proficient with a handgun will not cost you an arm and a leg and when you are ready to move on to a larger caliber you will still have a fun gun to practice with. I have owned, and still use to sharpen my skills, a H&R swing out 22 for about sixty years.
  
  
  Agree. . .
  
  Though good double-action .22s aren't cheap, they are a lifetime investment, and in fact, if you buy it right (get a nice used one) and don't abuse it, it will probably only go up in value, and you'll get your money back if you ever decide to sell it.
  
  Any of the above-mentioned .22 autos would work.
  
  Personally, I really like a Walther p99 as a defense/service gun, but I do NOT like the small .22 copy, the P22, and I fully acknowledge that this is largely about personal preference.

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