No gun! How to practice?

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tjpratt

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Can't afford my first handgun for a few months.
Would like to practice, stance , grip, aiming.

Is there a solution that has the feel of a semi auto, the weight, that is not a bullet shooting gun.

Any other possibilities on your mind??

Thanks Nu B
 
Hmm... some of the airsoft guns have lead inserts in them to come close to the weight of the real model.. some are pretty close too.
 
Any realistic toy gun will satisfy the stance, aiming & grip practice. You would probably have to get the BB or pellet gun to get the trigger pull practice.
It seems like the day will not get here quick enough, huh?
 
It's cool that you are excited... but if money is the holdup, I'd advise not buying something to tide you over - anything fairly realistic will likely also cost some fair cash.
 
If I had a friend that didn't have a gun and was interested in shooting I would let he or she shoot some of mine. Do you have a buddy that would let you practice with his? I personally, as do most shooters, like to introduce people to the wonderful word of firearms.
 
You can always go the the shooting ranges in your area and see if they have guns for rent. That way you can practice real shooting while saving your money, and you also might learn a thing or two about what you like and don't like in a handgun.

Airsoft guns are okay, but some of the more realistic ones can be on the expensive side, and the money would be better saved up for a real gun. Renting guns at your local ranges is inexpensive and provides valuable experience for your future gun purchase. Reading about guns on the internet and looking at pictures only goes so far. There is no substitute for firing the real thing.
 
An airsoft gun is a great suggestion but those cost money. Personally, I'd find someone who shots and nag them to go the range with you or rent some range guns on your own and go from there.
 
You can check your local prices at rental ranges. I did a lot of that while I was choosing handguns. It's not "cheap". It's a lot cheaper to rent 3 guns than buy 3 guns, that's for sure, that's why I did it - I was renting to help me choose the right gun. But I'd usually rent 3 guns per session and run a box of ammo through each. That typically cost me $75-$100 per session as I recall, sometimes more, depending on the range. There is a range fee, then targets, and then each gun and each box of ammo. It adds up.

I wasn't sorry I did it, because I had the experience of shooting a box of ammo each through a dozen guns before I bought anything, and buying all those guns to see if I liked them would have cost me roughly 8 grand. But it did cost me near $500 in rentals.

If money is tight, I'd hang onto my cash, and research a nice .22 while I saved. .22 rimfire ammo costs 1/10th what centerfire ammo does, and is the most cost effective way to gain shooting experience and skills.

Here's a great forum focused on .22 firearms:
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/index.php
 
Benjamin Pellet Pistol .177

I used a Daisy BB pistol to practice before I bought my first pistol. The accuracy was terrible but I learned the basics. I have seen Benjamin pump-up .177 pellet pistols for about $50. I have had some good experiences with Benjamin pellet rifles and would assume that their pellet pistols are of good quality. With the almost silent nature of these pistols, you could easily shoot in your back yard without disturbing your neighbor.

Lemmon
 
When I was a teenager(yea,it's been a long time)I used to shoot a pump-up pellet pistol.It was great practice and cheap.I wish I still had one.
 
Actually the pellet handgun as others have suggested is a real nice idea. You can practice grip, stance, breath and trigger control, plus get feedback from examining your target hits.

Check out these C02 handguns - you'll see replicas of Beretta, Colt, Heckler and Koch, Smith & Wesson, Sig Arms and Walther that are made by the German company Uramex under license by the "real gun" manufacturers:
http://www.airgunwarehouseinc.com/air-pistols-by-brand.html

This Beretta Storm is $85 and actually has a recoiling slide:
http://www.airgunwarehouseinc.com/py-1308.html

And here is a nice 586 revolver by Smith & Wesson for $210, getting a little pricy but I love revolvers :D:
http://www.airgunwarehouseinc.com/py-114.html

I didn't know they made them this nice!
 
I got a 1911 airsoft that is similar to my real one. This was even after I got the real one. This was so I can pretty much always have the fake one around to practice stance grip, rolls, ducking for cover, anything I would do in a real SD situation, but don't want to accidently smash my real gun on something or scratch it. The weight is about 1/2 lb off and I even use my holster with it. Its no substitute for a real firearm obviously but gives you the ability to not worry about hurting the real firearm in non fire exercises.Houser has a point though, if you pick up bad habit because you don't know what your doing. Then you have to unlearn those and learn the correct way, its a lot easier to break a bad habit that doesn't exist.
 
I'm going with air soft, but indoors you get those pellets all over the darn place. Makes a mess, and your wife might not like cleaning up the pellets for the next few years.:D

So do it outside.
 
If you have the cash for ammo find a friend who will take you shooting and let you shoot his gun. The airsoft or pellet guns are a good idea but you will spend money on them that you could put toward a gun or at least some ammo.
 
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