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Should beginners start with .22 or a major caliber?
- Thread starter C0untZer0
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I started with a .22 on small frame when I was 10. Loved the gun and enjoyed the experience. Had guns ever since.
My daughter started with a Taurus Semi auto in .22 and absolutely hated it. Said it was too light and hard to hold steady. She asked to shoot my .38 Rossi Model M68 and blew the black out of the target at 7 yards her first few times firing. Hasn't stopped and currently does the same thing with my .45 1911.
I suppoes it depends on what you are comfortable with, though I'd definitely have started my wife with the .22.
My daughter started with a Taurus Semi auto in .22 and absolutely hated it. Said it was too light and hard to hold steady. She asked to shoot my .38 Rossi Model M68 and blew the black out of the target at 7 yards her first few times firing. Hasn't stopped and currently does the same thing with my .45 1911.
I suppoes it depends on what you are comfortable with, though I'd definitely have started my wife with the .22.
i'm a fairly big guy and i learned to shoot on my compact .45
i'm not the best shot i know, but i'm FAR from the worst, even amongst the people i know that 'shoot all the time'
from a money standpoint, yes, .22 is definitely the way to go
but i was always taught with anything, you're better off practicing with what you're actually going to be doing
if you want to build a better jump shot on the basketball court, you don't start practicing with a doorway hoop and tennis ball
if the person is going to try to teach themselves, then i understand a .22, but if you've got an experienced shooter with you teaching you how to shoot and you can afford higher caliber ammo, i don't see the advantages of learning on a smaller caliber
especially if you're going to purchase the pistol you're learning on
i'm not the best shot i know, but i'm FAR from the worst, even amongst the people i know that 'shoot all the time'
from a money standpoint, yes, .22 is definitely the way to go
but i was always taught with anything, you're better off practicing with what you're actually going to be doing
if you want to build a better jump shot on the basketball court, you don't start practicing with a doorway hoop and tennis ball
if the person is going to try to teach themselves, then i understand a .22, but if you've got an experienced shooter with you teaching you how to shoot and you can afford higher caliber ammo, i don't see the advantages of learning on a smaller caliber
especially if you're going to purchase the pistol you're learning on
To quote "Leejack"
I have to agree that it is so close of a choice you could go either way. My personal feeling is to start shooting with a 22LR and a 38Spl at the same time as the recoil of the 38Spl adds a different perspective that needs to be learned early in shooting. Most importantly is the need for good quality shooting and not so much shooting as much as you can in a given time. If you practice bad habits and do alot of sloppy shooting it wont matter what your shooting proper practice is important. I did sway towards major caliber with my vote. I never tried to push shooting on my son but at the age of twelve he decided he would like to start shooting and showed a intrest in semi autos. At the time I was involved in action shooting sports. After looking at many different guns rimfire and centerfire he liked the 9mm Browning Hi Power best and a gunsmith friend of mine assured him that it was a fine choice and ordered him one. My friend explained to him that he was going to do some tuning on the gun and how he was going to do it. At the range for the first six weeks it was learning slow fire single shot shooting. After that we added some fast fire two to three shot burst with the last couple of magazines per trip. Long story made short at the age of fifteen he was out shooting his dad with anything you put in his hand.I could make an arguement either way.