Tend to lean the opposite. Handgun, rifle, shotgun. Handgun first. With a CHL you can be at least minimally protected almost always. Rifle second. AR's and Ak's and similar rifles are easy to become at least minimally proficient in and offer minimal recoil. Shotguns last. More recoil. Very slightly more difficult to become proficient with. That said, I could make arguements either way. Generalities are just that. It really boils down to the individual, their circumstances, their prejudices, their budget, etc.
What fits a 70 year old woman in an urban apartment may not fit a 22 year old male living on a ranch. That's why there are so many guns and so many opinions.
For training, I think a few hours of private instruction are worth their cost to a new shooter. I did an NRA first steps class with the wife. It was probably the best class-type introduction I could imagine.
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- Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:26 am
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Re: Giving guns as gifts to my sisters
None of the above. :)
I vote gift certificate to a reputable gun store where they pick out their own.
A) half the fun is looking at all the options and picking it out
B) guns are very personal items. Someone else picking the right option for someone else is the exception rather than the rule.
In my opinion, the absolute best way to give a gun as a gift is to either take them someplace and let them shoot either rentals and buy the model they like or let them shoot yours and take the one they like. Then you replace them with what you would have spent on the gift. The cool thing about that, especially within family, is it becomes an heirloom and they associate that gun with you.
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I vote gift certificate to a reputable gun store where they pick out their own.
A) half the fun is looking at all the options and picking it out
B) guns are very personal items. Someone else picking the right option for someone else is the exception rather than the rule.
In my opinion, the absolute best way to give a gun as a gift is to either take them someplace and let them shoot either rentals and buy the model they like or let them shoot yours and take the one they like. Then you replace them with what you would have spent on the gift. The cool thing about that, especially within family, is it becomes an heirloom and they associate that gun with you.
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