My first gun -- .22 lr snubby? Advice?

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Old thread but wondering how the OP did with all of this.

Is the consensus that a snub 22 is a good first handgun to practice for a larger caliber future piece, instead of a more traditional long barreled 22 to start?
 
Consensus at TFL?

Is the consensus that a snub 22 is a good first handgun to practice for a larger caliber future piece, instead of a more traditional long barreled 22 to start?
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I'm not sure if we ever hit on consensus here at TFL,,, :rolleyes:
But that is the advice I give to new shooters.

My rationale is that snubs are more difficult to gain proficiency with,,,
So why use your "cheap practice" money on something different than what you will later carry?

If you are certain that a .38 snubbie will be your future carry gun,,,
And your end purpose for buying a .22 is cheap practice,,,
Why practice with a 4" .22 instead of a snubbie .22?

Aarond

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The real question is what the OP actually bought.

As a first gun, I'd suggest a 4" barrel at least. The idea with a first gun is to learn the fundamentals. Since snubby 2" barrels are harder to use because of the short sight-radius, it's harder for a new shooter to see improvement. That leads to discouragement.
 
A LCR in any caliber is a great choice.

I gave my mother my last box of .22 lr the day she bought her LCR .22.

I'm hoping to see a LCR in both 9mm for CCW and .17 HMR for plinking, as
unlike any .22./22Mag ammo, I can actually find .17 HMR around here.
 
Given more than a year passed between this thread's peaceful passing and its resurrection, I'm going to assume that if the OP wanted us to know what he did, he'd tell us. I'm going to close this. OP, if you want me to reopen to tell us what you got, PM me and I'll be happy to re-open.
 
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