With all due respect, I bring my .22lr pistol every time I go to the range, why? coz it's cheap and fun, and it's a family gun. Never get bored. Also I have some 9mm 45acp pistols to shoot at range but not all time.
Beginner looking for advice
- Thread starter christoferson83
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With all due respect, I bring my .22lr pistol every time I go to the range, why? coz it's cheap and fun, and it's a family gun. Never get bored. Also I have some 9mm 45acp pistols to shoot at range but not all time.
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22LR is the best to learn the fundamentals on. I recently introduced a new shooter to handguns, and they loved the 22.
easyrider604
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.22 pistols/revolvers will not teach you much more than dry firing a centerfire.
But, yes, buy a 22 semi or revolver and have fun with it.
I love the 22 round but only shoot it in bolt action rifles.
But, yes, buy a 22 semi or revolver and have fun with it.
I love the 22 round but only shoot it in bolt action rifles.
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- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
Where did the op ask for advice on buying a .22 over a 9mm? If you can answer his actual question please do so, but don’t bother telling him what he needs, he clearly wants something in a 9mm...
Let the guy buy what he wants for Christ’s sake lol, nothing wrong with a 9mm for his first handgun.
Let the guy buy what he wants for Christ’s sake lol, nothing wrong with a 9mm for his first handgun.
All the good advice in here aside, You're right of course. In which case my 9mm recommendation goes to a nice heavy SIG226. Easy to fire. And good quality.
I was actually looking at the Canik too! Found it for 459.99$ and started watching all sorts of reviews/torture tests on YouTube. Plenty of good things said about it, specially the trigger!
Anyone has any good or bad comments regarding this pistol?
The Canik is a very nice pistol, excellent value for the money and a very nice trigger,,however I personally know two new shooters who have owned the Canik and sold it because the trigger was too light for them, leading to inadvertent double taps, negligent discharge situations, the short reset can be a problem for inexperienced shooters. Other than that it is a truly nice pistol for the money, and imho a good looking handgun
ambishooter
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A rimfire is a good start until you are confident that you have achieved discipline in trigger control and sight acquisition. However, the transition to centrefire will be different when 2 pistols are not similar in platform or identical in grip profile. This is like comparing a Browning Buckmark or a Ruger Mark II against a Glock or CZ centerfire. Yes, rimfire is cheap. Proficiency can be quickly achieved with rimfire due to low recoil and lower cost of ammo. But if you can have a dedicated conversion kit like Advantage Arms for Glock, OE kits like the Kadet for CZ and other brands, a better result can be achieved. Some will dispute this norm, but I see it this way. Just a few cents here. ☺
As someone that really enjoys shooting in various competitions I'd want to check into options for holsters and spare magazines for any gun before I buy it. Poking holes in paper while standing still in one spot gets old faster than one would imagine. And when we want to move on to some good fun competition the need for a holster and extra magazines will be a key feature.
I can see that as an issue for newer shooters. But really that's more of a training issue than a gun problem. They just need to be positive with their trigger pull and follow through instead of being tentative in how they pull the trigger. But then a lot of new shooters don't have a coach.
I can see that as an issue for newer shooters. But really that's more of a training issue than a gun problem. They just need to be positive with their trigger pull and follow through instead of being tentative in how they pull the trigger. But then a lot of new shooters don't have a coach.
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- West Quebec
You'll spend a lot more on ammo than the gun so don't cheap out
If you can still find them the GSG 1911 in .22 would be my recomendation ... all the controls are the same as the full blown 1911 ... no recoil and .22 ammo is cheap compared to anything else. Good gun as a casual "plinker" OR as a gun you can pour a lotta lead down range learning the basic principles of pistol shooting including mag changes. My first pistol was a Walther PP in .22 ... learned the basics ... GREAT pistol but lottsa $$$$$ ... then took a holster course and practiced practiced practiced ...from there moved up to the comped .38 Super ... shot all over North America and the World X shoot in England... main thing is ... get a starter gun you are comfirtable with but I sure would recommend a Colt 1911 if you are serious...
Still alive
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The FN has a heavier trigger pull and is a bigger gun. Having shot both, I actually prefer the FN over the Canik. For two cheaper guns, the FN feels more quality IMO. I have never noted an issue in the 2 FNs I’ve seen.
easyrider604
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No issues at all with my 3 x FNS9s. Trigger wise...well, no polymer striker trigger will ever be as crisp and light as a tuned 1911’s, so I accept the FNS triggers like I accept my Glock 17’s. They are what they are, deal with them, by getting used to them.
Btw, I shoot my totally stock revolvers double action only, so no polymer striker triggers ever bothered me. Matter of perspective I suppose.
For me, it’s the polymer pistol that has closest “feel” to a 1911, ergonomics wise.
Btw, I shoot my totally stock revolvers double action only, so no polymer striker triggers ever bothered me. Matter of perspective I suppose.
For me, it’s the polymer pistol that has closest “feel” to a 1911, ergonomics wise.
Can't go wrong with either one,, but I have to agree with Still alive, after comparing and shooting both the Canik and the FN,, I honestly believe the FN is a higher quality pistol,, it is very well built , every interior part is steel, and it is dead nuts reliable. Both our FN's have over 15k rounds thru them and both look brand new.
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- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
Op, if you find something in a 9mm that you like that has a .22 conversion kit or a seperate identical version in .22 definitely consider both. It is cheaper and practice of the fundamental will be the same, I know I spend a fair amount of time with my .22 bolt action prior to sighting in my bolt action hunting rifle. It all caries over, trigger time is trigger time and .22 is a fun round.
