I taught a couple of new shooters today and started them off on my new Ruger Mark 3 Hunter. They went through about a box of .22LR and then I moved them to my Springfield Loaded 1911 in 9mm. Smooth easy transition. We then went on to the HK P7M8, and then finally to the Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special in .45 acp. They did okay for their first time out, but had the typical new shooter issues. They jerked the trigger and rushed shots. Overall, they had a blast and kept it safe. I'd call that a good day at the range!