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Ok early this week I am picking up my Polish TT-33 and am wondering if this is good enough to learn with or should I start smaller? I have fired many thousands of rounds through various rifles for years but never a pistol. Would I be better off with a 22lr or maybe a 9mm to start off with? I can pick up a 9mm Zastava M70A or an American Classic in 22lr for around $250.00 which is in my budget.

Thoughts?
 
The 7,62x25 round has noticeably big bang and flip (and fire!). People will turn their heads (and casings are ejected with great velocity as well). This equates to fun, but is harder to control. Where you're already a well experienced shooter there's less worry about becoming an anticipatory flincher, but hand-gun is different from rifle; be aware.

The surplus ammunition may not be permitted at your indoor range, if you get steel-cored (most is). This can be an impediment to putting in lots of trigger time, which is the best way to learn.

The Polish TTs are well made (some have needed minor adjustment, but none of mine have), beautiful, with a nice crisp trigger break after a take-up. There are certainly better guns out there, but a lot of it is feel, so if it feels good to you…

Who's selling the Serbian M70A for $250? Epps got a batch in, very nice but $340 for those.
 
Epps had a couple of used ones in, but by the time I get home they might be gone.
I liked the feel if the TT and price was right, though I went in to buy a sig 1911 in dark earth but it was sold in the 24 hours it took me to decide.
 
rabidcanadian said:
Epps had a couple of used ones in, but by the time I get home they might be gone.
I liked the feel if the TT and price was right, though I went in to buy a sig 1911 in dark earth but it was sold in the 24 hours it took me to decide.
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He who hesitates…

… has to get on the waiting list!

Yes, looks like someone bought the two used M70A pistols at Epps, so if it wasn't you, too bad.

(The M70A is the 9mm version of the Yugoslavian M57 clone of the TT-33. As such it has a slightly longer grip, and the magazines accommodate 9 instead of 8 rounds.)

Buy it when you see it: in the past 12 hours Epps put up four new Ruger GP100 4,2" stainless, and sold them predictably instantly.
 
IMHO, a funky old handgun that fires a funky round isn't the best learning experience. I'd recommend a more mainstream .22 pistol or maybe a 9mm if you are set on a centerfire gun. There is lots of discussion about exactly what you should look for in that direction around here...
 
I learned to shoot a handgun with a Ruger .22 semi auto. At one time I could shoot nickle-sized groups at 20 yards - using only one hand. That training has served me well now that I shoot mostly centre fire handguns.

Buy the TT-33, but get a good 22 and learn how to shoot. get a coach, so you practice the right techniques.
 
It's not the gun that jumps into my mind first when the topic of a "first handgun" is raised. The gun itself can be quite accurate. I've seen examples shot that say that these guns are as accurate as any other handgun around. The problem is that they have rather small and short grips so they can be hard for folks with larger hands to hold well enough to provide adequite support. This problem mostly goes away if the gun has the wrap around the back style tok'egypt grips. But even those grips are a little short. Those of us with larger hands pretty much end up with our pinky hanging out in the breeze.
 
You may get guys whining how loud it is indoors.. But they are a blast to shoot, I love both mine and am looking forward to the third
 
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