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[1nderbeard]

It’s not 1978 quit wearing socks with your sandals and discussing revolvers!

the older I get the more I realize socks and slip on sandals is the pinnacle of convenience and style

 

[Dingleberry]

It’s not 1978 quit wearing socks with your sandals and discussing revolvers!

On a different note, the Taurus 856 has made me eat my own words that all Taurus is trash. It has continued to impress me for a sub $350 wheelgun.

 

[Bassat]

This may be sacriligious, but I've been considering a Charter Arms Off Duty for a while. Can't make up my my: purple or pink?

 

[Brad69]

I bet you guy‘s are sporting 70’s “mustaches”!

 

[Snapdragon]

Yes?

 

[Trebor657]

Taurus 85 and Ruger SP101 have served me well for several years and continue to do so....

 

[Nazgul]

Nice gun!

It was to get my Kimber Ultra Compact 45 back. I found the 45 on INGO for a great price nearby. Bought it, wife saw it and said "Thanks for the Kimber". I got to clean it and reload rounds for it but it was always in her purse. Bought the S&W and she liked the fact it was much lighter to deal with. She can shoot either one well.

Don

 

[Scott58]

I the plus side, my Dan Wesson .357 6" shoots . 38's like butter.

 

[bgcatty]

OP- First and foremost: Take a safety and gun handling class! That decision is the easiest you will ever make for a new gun owner. It’s been said before many times but it’s true. Then before you buy anything go to an indoor range and Try/Rent a few pistols and revolvers. It would be $$$ very well spent. Finally, think twice about a snub by as a first gun. The suggestions above should be well taken based upon many of the posters here having years of experience.
Best of luck to you!

 

[KellyinAvon]

It’s not 1978 quit wearing socks with your sandals and discussing revolvers!

Wait a minute, you have a blue ID in your wallet. Are you sayin you don't park your Lincoln Town Car in 6 spots and write a check for the exact amount... for one tangerine??

 

[ECS686]

OP- First and foremost: Take a safety and gun handling class! That decision is the easiest you will ever make for a new gun owner. It’s been said before many times but it’s true. Then before you buy anything go to an indoor range and Try/Rent a few pistols and revolvers. It would be $$$ very well spent. Finally, think twice about a snub by as a first gun. The suggestions above should be well taken based upon many of the posters here having years of experience.
Best of luck to you!

I will add even if you are a seasoned firearm user go to a couple training classes by vetted national instructors I’m retired and was a FLETC certified instructor and specialty Instructor I still go to classes and learn . Did some Dave Spaulding classes Lee Weems and picked up my Range Master Instructor class and learned a ton made new friends and HAD a BLAST!

Doing John Hearne’s CLASSES THIS SUMMER AND plan ON THE range Master advance instructor this fall. Take the time to go and nothing against anyone’s Uncle Willy from the National Guard in 1970 but a lot of things have changed with the emolument of any type of firearms!

 

[Max Volume]

It’s not 1978 quit wearing socks with your sandals and discussing revolvers!

Us people don't wear socks with our sandals. Too difficult to put on. That's the reason we wear sandals, we don't
need to tie them.

 

[Brad69]

Wait a minute, you have a blue ID in your wallet. Are you sayin you don't park your Lincoln Town Car in 6 spots and write a check for the exact amount... for one tangerine??

I may resemble that remark!

 

[Nazgul]

I usually recommend a revolver to new shooters if they ask. It takes proper training and practice to be proficient with a semi auto pistol. You need to be able to deal with failures to fire/eject/clear and safety the weapon . A revolver is much easier to start with. The operation is intuitive and deploying it is easier.

My $.02.

Don

 

[Dean C.]

I usually recommend a revolver to new shooters if they ask. It takes proper training and practice to be proficient with a semi auto pistol. You need to be able to deal with failures to fire/eject/clear and safety the weapon . A revolver is much easier to start with. The operation is intuitive and deploying it is easier.

My $.02.

Don

If someone is too stupid to operate a semi automatic firearm they should not own any firearms , absolutely no purple intended

 

[Nazgul]

If someone is too stupid to operate a semi automatic firearm they should not own any firearms , absolutely no purple intended

Well I certainly wish everyone was as smart as you.

No purple intended.

Don

 

[Snapdragon]

I usually recommend a revolver to new shooters if they ask. It takes proper training and practice to be proficient with a semi auto pistol. You need to be able to deal with failures to fire/eject/clear and safety the weapon . A revolver is much easier to start with. The operation is intuitive and deploying it is easier.

My $.02.

Don

That is a very nice way of saying it. When I went looking for my first gun, I was actually told by a clerk that revolvers are better for ladies because they are idiotproof.

 

[ECS686]

If someone is too stupid to operate a semi automatic firearm they should not own any firearms , absolutely no purple intended

It’s not about being stupid. A lot of folks just want a gun for that sock drawer or they have issues running a slide. I teach firearms and the bulk of our classes are intro to handguns. There are a lot of 69 year old plus folks and especially ladies. And while sometimes a snub revolver is t an ideal gun autos have their own set of obstacles for some shooters.

The bulk of these folks are either not going to do much shooting outside of that 4 hour class they took. OR they have hand issues where a proper grip is not managed to keep an auto from not malfunctioning. So you have to diagnose their issues and give them the best option

More times than not it’s a wheelgun. There are only 15-20,000 professional firearm students in the country the rest just think they know how to run a handgun that’s what you deal with!

 

[blain]

I bet you guy‘s are sporting 70’s “mustaches”!

Say, what are you, some kind of mustache bigot?

 

[tomcat13]

An abundance of Good Info on this thread, not the least of which in regards to taking an Instructional Class.
A Must-Do for beginners, IMO.
Also, Another Vote here for the Ruger LCR-38 Spl in 3" bbl.
While a Snubby (2" bbl) is easily concealable, it may prove difficult/frustrating in the Accuracy Dept.