I think one of the mistakes beginners make is trying to find "THE BEST" gun
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I remember my first gun,it was 1985 and I got this .38 special Interarms alexandria va. it was a 5 shot, 4 inch, blue. It cost $ 165.00. Man that thing was alot of fun. Since then I ve probably had 250 guns, but I remember that one. oh I forgot to mention that was brand new in box at Lgs. talk about the good ole days
I remember my first gun,it was 1985 and I got this .38 special Interarms alexandria va. it was a 5 shot, 4 inch, blue. It cost $ 165.00. Man that thing was alot of fun. Since then I ve probably had 250 guns, but I remember that one. oh I forgot to mention that was brand new in box at Lgs. talk about the good ole days
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Also Guilty
I too am guilty of buying what "I gotta have". I recently bought a small poly framed pistol in .40 cal. The only 40 cal or poly I had ever shot was a Glock 22 which I didn't care for. I have many years experience with 9mm, 45 acp, 38/357, and 380 acp all of which I like and handle well. I wish I had tried out the gun or something similar before buying. Unfortunately, I live over 100 miles from anywhere that might have rented me one to try and I made the purchase before I found The Firing Line. Now I will undoubtedly lose a substantial amount of my investment by trading for something more appropriate. This has been the worst gun purchase of my life. Hopefully I have learned something.
I too am guilty of buying what "I gotta have". I recently bought a small poly framed pistol in .40 cal. The only 40 cal or poly I had ever shot was a Glock 22 which I didn't care for. I have many years experience with 9mm, 45 acp, 38/357, and 380 acp all of which I like and handle well. I wish I had tried out the gun or something similar before buying. Unfortunately, I live over 100 miles from anywhere that might have rented me one to try and I made the purchase before I found The Firing Line. Now I will undoubtedly lose a substantial amount of my investment by trading for something more appropriate. This has been the worst gun purchase of my life. Hopefully I have learned something.
the problem is that people buy the "wrong gun" for teh following reasons:
1. magazine articles, to many people actually think the schills writing for these rags have knowledge. if you studiously read 2 a month, youll notice it is simply rehashing same things every month.
2. gunstore clerks and other bubbs: just because you have a name tag doesnt mean you know anything. dont you know that COD and tom clancy games are like, the ultimate source ofknowledge for these people?
3. they abondon logic when they decide
"ooh, stainless steel soo shiney" "shiney goodest". "ooh, i can be just like that crappy movie that just came out"
4. they dont understand physics, 16 ounce gun shooting a 300 grain bullet at 1200fps is not going to be something you shoot twice. 36 ounce gun shooting 148 grain at 800fps is FUN
1. magazine articles, to many people actually think the schills writing for these rags have knowledge. if you studiously read 2 a month, youll notice it is simply rehashing same things every month.
2. gunstore clerks and other bubbs: just because you have a name tag doesnt mean you know anything. dont you know that COD and tom clancy games are like, the ultimate source ofknowledge for these people?
3. they abondon logic when they decide
"ooh, stainless steel soo shiney" "shiney goodest". "ooh, i can be just like that crappy movie that just came out"
4. they dont understand physics, 16 ounce gun shooting a 300 grain bullet at 1200fps is not going to be something you shoot twice. 36 ounce gun shooting 148 grain at 800fps is FUN
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I agree with the OP. I think people without much previous exposure to guns think it's as easy as getting the one gun that does it all. I know I was guilty of this. I wanted a high capacity gun that was easily concealable, didn't have excessive recoil, was no smaller than 9mm, and was dirt cheap. You just can't have everything you want in one gun. That's why you need a bunch of 'em! 
I think you're right, Count. They don't understand that most guns are so good that it doesn't matter much, and that preference and feel and trigger matter more.
But also, beginners come into this, see how much guns cost, and they figure they will just spend one chunk of money, get The Best Gun, and be done with it. They don't listen to us when we tell them that's not how it works.
If only they knew...
But also, beginners come into this, see how much guns cost, and they figure they will just spend one chunk of money, get The Best Gun, and be done with it. They don't listen to us when we tell them that's not how it works.
If only they knew...