Best pistol for beginners?
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Humm lots of variables in this. Do you know how to hold with the fundamental grip? Thumbs over thumbs supporting hand 30 degree down? If so you need to find one where your grip feels comfortable and you can get both your thumbs really as high as possible. You need to be able to reach the trigger with the flat part of your index finger with your index at 90 degrees on the second knuckle so that your trigger pull is as straight back as possible.
I suggest a handgun with a nice beaver tail to start, so that you get used to putting your hand deep and high, if you really don't want to go with a .22lr something in 45 or 9mm. But I'd strongly suggest starting with a nice little ruger mark x, work on your stance, grip, trigger, sights, flinch.
I find if you don't start with a 22 you wind up buying a 22 later on so that you can work on stance, grip, trigger, sights, flinch.
Started with a P226 and am loving it,
although i find my self arriving here,
which also ties in with this.
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Get a .22LR! A Ruger Mk. 3 or a Browning Buckmark. As previously mentioned, don't develop bad habits. Stance, grip, sight picture, breathing, flinch avoidance, safety. Ammo is cheap. Practice often. Get help from a firearms instructor if possible. I know 22s aren't ###y but you will not regret your purchase. It is a gun you can train others when you have mastered it. Shooting a handgun isn't much fun if you can't hit what you aim at and a 22 can definitely improve your odds when you get your next big banger! Buying guns are like eating peanuts, you can't stop at one! Look at 9mm or 45 when you can start grouping with consistency. Good luck, have fun and be safe!
I started off with a p226, and guess what I'm shooting .22lr 80% of the time now, 19% on my cz75, 1% on my p226.
Standard p226 have a horrible grip, its so light that it's hard to keep steady, a gritty creepy trigger and horrible sights. You need the E2 grips, the SRT trigger and dotted night sights for it to start to make sense.
A .22lr helps so that you only concentrate on fundamentals, and not the big bang of the gun.
I have trained many beginners using a double action .22 lr revolver with target sights. Practice shooting it single-action style, one-handed. The trigger pull is very light.
Check out the Target Pathfinder model 72240 by Charter Arms. I have about a thousand rounds through mine so far, with no problems, and it's a pleasure to shoot. You can also get a set of Altamont rosewood grips for it if you don't like the oversized wrap around rubber ones it comes with.
Once you get good with your .22 revolver, then you can move onto center fire self-loaders.
Check out the Target Pathfinder model 72240 by Charter Arms. I have about a thousand rounds through mine so far, with no problems, and it's a pleasure to shoot. You can also get a set of Altamont rosewood grips for it if you don't like the oversized wrap around rubber ones it comes with.
Once you get good with your .22 revolver, then you can move onto center fire self-loaders.
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I certainly won't pick a 44mag, 460 or 500 S&W as a first gun!
If you really don't want a 22 as a first non ###y gun then make sure you have friends with a 22 to get your fundamentals right before you develop bad habits with a big banger. My first handgun was a S&W 586 with a 6 inch barrel but I had access to a friend's Ruger Mk2 and S&W K22 to practice with. I also shot .38Spl 148 gr target loads in my 586 to start. Don't be in a hurry to man up to a bigger caliber. Learn to walk before you run. BTW, sold my 586 within a year! Statistics say divorce rates are more than 50% now so don't be too hasty making your first purchase! Talk to people, check out guns at the store, read and get advice here.
