Terry Frazier on Nostr: If you have little, or no, experience shooting handguns go take a basic pistol course ...
If you have little, or no, experience shooting handguns go take a basic pistol course from an instructor who can provide a handgun for the class so you can learn fundamentals. If you don't have a good grasp of fundamentals you can't make good decisions about what does and doesn't fit regarding any specific handgun.
When you have a decent grounding in what matters, go to a range and try multiple guns. Be prepared to spend some money. Not a ton, but some. Shoot a magazine or two through each gun. Shoot slowly, purposefully, observantly. You can shoot a couple of 2- or 3-shot, rapid-fire strings if you want but do not waste time/money turning dollars into noise doing mag dumps. Pay attention to the following:
- Does your finger fall naturally and correctly on the trigger when the gun is properly positioned in your hand? Do you have too much or two little finger on the trigger? Will you be able to execute a smooth, straight-back press if the trigger, or will your hand/finger position cause you to move the gun when firing?
- Notice where the gun aims with your natural grip. Does it point naturally toward the target or is it off to the right or left? Can you make small adjustments to your grip to correct this, or does it require significant change?
- Take a solid firing grip with the dominant hand, just like you will when firing. Hold the gun so the magazine will fall straight to the ground. Press the magazine release (by whatever means you want or normally use). D9es the magazine drop freely, of does the palm of your hand interfere and prevent the magazine from falling?
- Take a solid firing grip with the dominant hand. Look at the grip panel space allowed for you non-dominant hand. Is there plenty of surface area for your non-dominant palm to gain purchase? Place your non-dominant hand into the two-handed grip. Can you get the palm solidly on the grip panel?
- Consider what you want to do with the pistol. Remember the following compromises everyone makes;
- less mass = higher felt recoil
- shorter barrel/sight radius = greater difficulty staying on target
If you intend to practice regularly, you will want something which is not unduly painful to shoot and which does not wear you out after 25 rds.
There are no right or wrong answers for the above, just what works for you. But if you take the time to do these things you will avoid what most people do - spending $400-$600 on a gun they don't really like very much.
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When you have a decent grounding in what matters, go to a range and try multiple guns. Be prepared to spend some money. Not a ton, but some. Shoot a magazine or two through each gun. Shoot slowly, purposefully, observantly. You can shoot a couple of 2- or 3-shot, rapid-fire strings if you want but do not waste time/money turning dollars into noise doing mag dumps. Pay attention to the following:
- Does your finger fall naturally and correctly on the trigger when the gun is properly positioned in your hand? Do you have too much or two little finger on the trigger? Will you be able to execute a smooth, straight-back press if the trigger, or will your hand/finger position cause you to move the gun when firing?
- Notice where the gun aims with your natural grip. Does it point naturally toward the target or is it off to the right or left? Can you make small adjustments to your grip to correct this, or does it require significant change?
- Take a solid firing grip with the dominant hand, just like you will when firing. Hold the gun so the magazine will fall straight to the ground. Press the magazine release (by whatever means you want or normally use). D9es the magazine drop freely, of does the palm of your hand interfere and prevent the magazine from falling?
- Take a solid firing grip with the dominant hand. Look at the grip panel space allowed for you non-dominant hand. Is there plenty of surface area for your non-dominant palm to gain purchase? Place your non-dominant hand into the two-handed grip. Can you get the palm solidly on the grip panel?
- Consider what you want to do with the pistol. Remember the following compromises everyone makes;
- less mass = higher felt recoil
- shorter barrel/sight radius = greater difficulty staying on target
If you intend to practice regularly, you will want something which is not unduly painful to shoot and which does not wear you out after 25 rds.
There are no right or wrong answers for the above, just what works for you. But if you take the time to do these things you will avoid what most people do - spending $400-$600 on a gun they don't really like very much.
#gunstr
quoting nevent1q…gux0Starting to think about my Christmas wish list... So far I got:
1. Sats
2. 9 mm pistol
3. Meshtastic node
Any hand gun recommendations for a first timer?
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