thinking about buying first firearm

[mrsleeve]

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Crawl before you walk even


Ok
Like others have stated .22lr. GET A BOLT GUN, learn and practice the fundamentals of marksmanship. It takes a ton of practice to perfect and do it right, once you think you have it keep practicing before you try and move up as the further out you try and go the level of complication gets much harder. I still bust out my ol .22 and shoot a brick thought it before I break out the big toys, when I have not shot in a while. As 18 bucks on 500 22lr is better than 85+ cent a pop .308 match ammo to get back in practice

[Bimmerman325i]

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Crawl before you walk even

nah, that's a BB gun. [/sarcasm]

but seriously, a .22 is all you need to learn how to shoot with. As everyone has said, it is way more fun to go to the range, shoot for a few hours and have only spent $20 versus shooting for ten minutes and being out $50 in ammo.

[Bishop]

My first ever gun was a BB gun, still have it. Then a plethora of shotguns before buying my AR, then my Ruger, selling Ruger, buying Savage, then my Springfield

[James]

CZ 452/3/5. Everything you need, nothing you don't.

[Bimmerman325i]

My first ever gun was a BB gun, still have it. Then a plethora of shotguns before buying my AR, then my Ruger, selling Ruger, buying Savage, then my Springfield

when'd you sell the ruger? You've been through like 300 guns since december.

[Bishop]

I think 300 might be a stretch... Lol. Sold the ruger to pay for the savage. Sold the AR to pay for the springfield

[brainspo0n]

shooting clays is probably the most fun you can have with a gun, imo

[brainspo0n]

and I prefer plinking with a bb gun over a 22, because the bb's knock the cans over instead of ripping straight through

plus you don't have the noise, which isn't all that much with a 22, but still

[slammin.e28]

Mosin Nagant was used by the White Death. Look him up. Then go buy a Mosin.

[mrsleeve]

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Good rifle no doubt but not really the best for a beginner to start out with. The punishing recoil will pound the shit outta new shooter and just discourage them. As you will have to tear off your shoulder to get even close to decent

[slammin.e28]

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Good rifle no doubt but not really the best for a beginner to start out with. The punishing recoil will pound the shit outta new shooter and just discourage them. As you will have to tear off your shoulder to get even close to decent

Builds character. :up:

[devon.818]

going to dicks sporting goods and a local gun shop today, also gonna hit up a shooting range and see if i can try out a few guns.

:D excited

[dreamchasin]

Dick's prices are way too high. Would never buy a gun there.

[Brandon12V]

as stated, a 1022 is a great starter long rifle. There are TONS of customizing options and ammo doesn't get any cheaper. If you wanna take a step up, I'd suggest finding a used .223 mini-14 on gunbroker.com. A little more expensive but they're reliable, very customizable, and can be converted to .22 should you choose to go back to something a little cheaper to shoot.

[QUKBMER]

I am going to be getting my dads .357 magnum. Great gun and has a kick to it.;)