Darker Loaf
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Yeah, Mosin, I don't care what caliber you shoot. I am not winning if you pick the caliber I think you should get first. I was just trying to help you make a decision that would save you money and get you the practice you need to be a good shooter. You could buy a 10 mm or a .454 for your first gun, and I would never see the consequences of that action.
But know this: I just bought my first revolver today, and I am super, duper happy that it is a 9mm revolver. I put nigh 200 rounds through it, and never felt the flinch of the pocket book sting. I think buying an expensive caliber for your first real pistol (I'm not going to count the Rahm) is a straight out mistake. I'm not calling out your manliness. I'm not saying "you can't handle a .45 ACP" (which you might not be the best at, honestly). I'm also not saying that you will regret your decision. Just don't sell that .45 ACP if you don't like it, until you've gone an mastered the fundamentals on a .22 LR or similarly cheap-to-shoot caliber. Also, don't fire your gun just a few times a year and call it good. Shoot it A LOT. If you can't do that, down gun.
Like I said in the previous post, my philosophy is to buy an expensive gun that shoots well, but costs me little to shoot it. It's better to spend a $800 on a .22 LR and shoot it 20,000 times, than to spend $500 on a .45 ACP and shoot it 1000 times. That is at least if you like the actual act of shooting and want to be good at it, anyway. But by all means, it is your life. Do what you will.
But .45 ACP is at least not 5.7 mm or .357 SIG expensive. You could do worse than .45 ACP price-wise. It is at least semi-affordable.
But know this: I just bought my first revolver today, and I am super, duper happy that it is a 9mm revolver. I put nigh 200 rounds through it, and never felt the flinch of the pocket book sting. I think buying an expensive caliber for your first real pistol (I'm not going to count the Rahm) is a straight out mistake. I'm not calling out your manliness. I'm not saying "you can't handle a .45 ACP" (which you might not be the best at, honestly). I'm also not saying that you will regret your decision. Just don't sell that .45 ACP if you don't like it, until you've gone an mastered the fundamentals on a .22 LR or similarly cheap-to-shoot caliber. Also, don't fire your gun just a few times a year and call it good. Shoot it A LOT. If you can't do that, down gun.
Like I said in the previous post, my philosophy is to buy an expensive gun that shoots well, but costs me little to shoot it. It's better to spend a $800 on a .22 LR and shoot it 20,000 times, than to spend $500 on a .45 ACP and shoot it 1000 times. That is at least if you like the actual act of shooting and want to be good at it, anyway. But by all means, it is your life. Do what you will.
But .45 ACP is at least not 5.7 mm or .357 SIG expensive. You could do worse than .45 ACP price-wise. It is at least semi-affordable.