Starter Handgun

[Duckhunter]

My son and I want to purchase a handgun and spend some time at the range together. Can anyone recommend a gun you think will give us the best initial experience? We're avid paintballers and need something to do on those days I'm letting my welts heal. Thanks for your advice!

[megakick12689]

I suggest that you start off with a dirty harry .44
...you know a good beginners gun.

[TA]

Duckhunter,

I would suggest a revolver and a safety course for guys new to handguns. Maybe a Smith and Wesson .38 special or .357 magnum. Another good choice would be Ruger's GP100 in .357 magnum. The nice thing about a .357 magnum is you can shoot the less expensive .38 special rounds in them and also have the choice of using the .357 magnum rounds for defense.

In the semi-auto category, there are many, many options.

Come and see us at the Gungroup Forum: gungroup.proboards3.com/index.cgi

There is more going on there than here.

[MLB]

Duckhunter,

If you're looking for a handgun just for the range, I'd suggest a .22 cal revolver or semi-auto to start. The recoil is almost non-existant, ammo is cheap, and the paper doesn't know the difference

Take a look at either the forum TA noted above, or the handgun forum I've noted below (maybe both...)

[akinvestigator]

both of these guys gave you good advice, if you dont really care about big bangs and big holes just get a 22 revolver take a safety course and you and you son can go to the range and shoot a brick of 500 rounds for under 15 bucks. the 38 or 357 will give you a bigger punch but be more expensive to shoot. have fun with whatever you decide to get.

[kynardsj]

A 22 is definately the way to go. For pure fun that's in-expensive they can't be beat. Later on you can do like the rest of us and buy more pistols in different calibers.