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NRAJOE · 10-17-2003, 01:22 PM

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Originally posted by BattleRifleG3
My apologies if I've said something out of line, since I haven't seen any posts on this forum since my last one.

We were too offended to post after you! Of all the audacity!

PAPA G · 10-17-2003, 02:29 PM

scared off them new wimmens too!!!

SexyRedXterra · 10-17-2003, 02:31 PM

I think I would be most interested in learning how to use and shoot a handgun. Can you start training with a handgun, or must you start (or do you suggest starting) with something else? Thanks for the advice so far, Dale. I definitely will show this post to BRG3 (who is going to teach me).

PAPA G · 10-17-2003, 02:52 PM

and smack B.F. a few hundred times to get him out of the clouds, and redirect his focus!!!

a Ruger.22 would be a good starter.:nod:

SexyRedXterra · 10-17-2003, 02:55 PM

Like I said, I know nothing, I mean nothing, about these things. I don't know where to start. What kind of a gun is a Ruger .22?

PAPA G · 10-17-2003, 03:03 PM

Ruger MKII in .22 caliber, semi automatic. should be ideal starter gun for a newbie.

SexyRedXterra · 10-17-2003, 03:25 PM

Thanks! :-)

Dale · 10-17-2003, 05:14 PM

Papa's right on the money.

Learning a handgun with a .22 is a great way to go. In addition to the Ruger .22 I have the Browning Buck Mark .22 semi auto. It's a great little gun and accurate as all get out.

Plus you can practice till the cows come home for a fraction of ammo cost of, say a 9MM or larger.

BR's got a good head on his shoulder and I'm sure he'll steer you in the right direction and teach you well.

If you're a beginning shooter you'll likely not have any bad habits to correct...that's a BIG help. And as BR knows, learning the shoot isn't just about loading up a gun and go boom until you hit something.

It's also about safety, shooter responsibility, cleaning of the gun, mechanics of the gun, knowing local laws, lot's of practice, etc.

Good luck, SRX, I'm sure you'll do just fine in time.

jerry · 10-17-2003, 05:38 PM

A Ruger .22 is what my wife started with. I have a pic I could scan sometime, she looks frightened shooting it. However, in a year she was shooting the .45 and .357

grizzly · 10-17-2003, 08:50 PM

Grip angle is very similar to the 1911

And Remember Size Does Matter...

Dale · 10-17-2003, 09:13 PM

Well, well, well.

If size matters that leaves BR out, he he he he.

SexyRedXterra · 10-18-2003, 01:25 AM

lol lots of advice. I appreciate it all. Yes, BRG3 is very good with safety. He's forever explaining safety practices to me (which is a very good thing). Now I have a lot of great advice on what to start with from you guys. All I need now is for Mom to consent to letting me start...... (since 1/3 of the year, I still live under her roof)

colt45 · 10-18-2003, 07:24 PM

Griz i think you mean the ruger 22/45 it has the grip angle of the 1911 the mkII has the grip angle of a luger, but its a very good starter gun we sell allot of them to first time shooters at the gun shop.
where are my maners welcome ladys nice to have some new blood around most of us are a lil brash but for the most part not too bad.

SexyRedXterra · 10-19-2003, 12:16 AM

Thanks. Can you rent these kinds of guns at shooting ranges, or do you need to buy them to shoot with them?

BattleRifleG3 · 10-19-2003, 01:10 AM

Many commercial ranges do rent them, I was thinking just that. They don't have everything to offer, but they do have a variety. A good way to see if a gun is right for you.

SexyRedXterra · 10-19-2003, 05:47 PM

Are they expensive to rent?

BattleRifleG3 · 10-19-2003, 06:29 PM

At the indoor commercial range I've gone to, it's $5 per half hour. Not bad at all, considering that to really get your money's worth out of it you'd end up spending more on ammo, unless it's maybe a 22.

Lowest price on centerfire pistol ammo I've seen is $0.10 per round. Shoot 5 10 round mags and you've spent as much on ammo as the rental. I went all out one day when hosting multiple people while under the influence of infatuation, and including ammo spent about $50. If you recall, I once spent that much on dinner for two including lobster and alchohol.

SexyRedXterra · 10-19-2003, 06:41 PM

hmmm and who was the alcohol and lobster for? I had a simple dinner, so don't pin the rest on me. :-P

BattleRifleG3 · 10-19-2003, 07:01 PM

Of course, I was just saying a lot of shooting at a commercial range doesn't have to cost very much. I just couldn't do it every week...

I still see some of that laundry out there...

SexyRedXterra · 10-19-2003, 07:54 PM

Then don't bring it up, hon. :-P I was interested in gun ranges and renting.

PS He says to tell you all he likes to get drunk (BRG3 that is). jk

10-17-2003, 02:29 PM	#22
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12	PROBBABLY.............. scared off them new wimmens too!!!

10-17-2003, 02:31 PM	#23
SexyRedXterra Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Shore and Western PA Posts: 1,206	I think I would be most interested in learning how to use and shoot a handgun. Can you start training with a handgun, or must you start (or do you suggest starting) with something else? Thanks for the advice so far, Dale. I definitely will show this post to BRG3 (who is going to teach me). __________________ "God doesn't always do things on our schedule, but he's always right on time."

10-17-2003, 02:52 PM	#24
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12	A FLYSWATTER FIRST.......... and smack B.F. a few hundred times to get him out of the clouds, and redirect his focus!!! a Ruger.22 would be a good starter.:nod:

10-17-2003, 02:55 PM	#25
SexyRedXterra Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Shore and Western PA Posts: 1,206	Like I said, I know nothing, I mean nothing, about these things. I don't know where to start. What kind of a gun is a Ruger .22? __________________ "God doesn't always do things on our schedule, but he's always right on time."

10-17-2003, 03:25 PM	#27
SexyRedXterra Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Shore and Western PA Posts: 1,206	Thanks! :-) __________________ "God doesn't always do things on our schedule, but he's always right on time."

10-17-2003, 03:03 PM	#26
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12	Ruger MKII in .22 caliber, semi automatic. should be ideal starter gun for a newbie.

10-17-2003, 05:14 PM	#28
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284	Papa's right on the money. Learning a handgun with a .22 is a great way to go. In addition to the Ruger .22 I have the Browning Buck Mark .22 semi auto. It's a great little gun and accurate as all get out. Plus you can practice till the cows come home for a fraction of ammo cost of, say a 9MM or larger. BR's got a good head on his shoulder and I'm sure he'll steer you in the right direction and teach you well. If you're a beginning shooter you'll likely not have any bad habits to correct...that's a BIG help. And as BR knows, learning the shoot isn't just about loading up a gun and go boom until you hit something. It's also about safety, shooter responsibility, cleaning of the gun, mechanics of the gun, knowing local laws, lot's of practice, etc. Good luck, SRX, I'm sure you'll do just fine in time. __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

10-17-2003, 05:38 PM	#29
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,870 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	A Ruger .22 is what my wife started with. I have a pic I could scan sometime, she looks frightened shooting it. However, in a year she was shooting the .45 and .357 __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

10-17-2003, 08:50 PM	#30
grizzly Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: PDR of IL Posts: 653	Start with the Ruger MarkII Grip angle is very similar to the 1911 And Remember Size Does Matter... __________________ When white man found this land, Indians were running it. No Taxes... No Debt... Plenty Buffalo... Plenty beaver! Women did most of the work. Medicine Man free! Indian men hunted and fished all the time! White man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that. "The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." --Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824. Last edited by grizzly; 10-17-2003 at 08:52 PM.

10-17-2003, 09:13 PM	#31
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284	Well, well, well. If size matters that leaves BR out, he he he he. __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

10-18-2003, 01:25 AM	#32
SexyRedXterra Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Shore and Western PA Posts: 1,206	lol lots of advice. I appreciate it all. Yes, BRG3 is very good with safety. He's forever explaining safety practices to me (which is a very good thing). Now I have a lot of great advice on what to start with from you guys. All I need now is for Mom to consent to letting me start...... (since 1/3 of the year, I still live under her roof) __________________ "God doesn't always do things on our schedule, but he's always right on time."

10-18-2003, 07:24 PM	#33
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	Griz i think you mean the ruger 22/45 it has the grip angle of the 1911 the mkII has the grip angle of a luger, but its a very good starter gun we sell allot of them to first time shooters at the gun shop. where are my maners welcome ladys nice to have some new blood around most of us are a lil brash but for the most part not too bad. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

10-19-2003, 12:16 AM	#34
SexyRedXterra Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Shore and Western PA Posts: 1,206	Thanks. Can you rent these kinds of guns at shooting ranges, or do you need to buy them to shoot with them? __________________ "God doesn't always do things on our schedule, but he's always right on time."

10-19-2003, 01:10 AM	#35
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Many commercial ranges do rent them, I was thinking just that. They don't have everything to offer, but they do have a variety. A good way to see if a gun is right for you. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

10-19-2003, 05:47 PM	#36
SexyRedXterra Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Shore and Western PA Posts: 1,206	Are they expensive to rent? __________________ "God doesn't always do things on our schedule, but he's always right on time."

10-19-2003, 06:29 PM	#37
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	At the indoor commercial range I've gone to, it's $5 per half hour. Not bad at all, considering that to really get your money's worth out of it you'd end up spending more on ammo, unless it's maybe a 22. Lowest price on centerfire pistol ammo I've seen is $0.10 per round. Shoot 5 10 round mags and you've spent as much on ammo as the rental. I went all out one day when hosting multiple people while under the influence of infatuation, and including ammo spent about $50. If you recall, I once spent that much on dinner for two including lobster and alchohol. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

10-19-2003, 06:41 PM	#38
SexyRedXterra Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Shore and Western PA Posts: 1,206	hmmm and who was the alcohol and lobster for? I had a simple dinner, so don't pin the rest on me. :-P __________________ "God doesn't always do things on our schedule, but he's always right on time."

10-19-2003, 07:01 PM	#39
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Of course, I was just saying a lot of shooting at a commercial range doesn't have to cost very much. I just couldn't do it every week... I still see some of that laundry out there... __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

10-19-2003, 07:54 PM	#40
SexyRedXterra Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Shore and Western PA Posts: 1,206	Then don't bring it up, hon. :-P I was interested in gun ranges and renting. PS He says to tell you all he likes to get drunk (BRG3 that is). jk __________________ "God doesn't always do things on our schedule, but he's always right on time."