Suggestion of buying a gun for the first time

[zzang1847]

Originally Posted by S&Wshooter

Are you going to be hunting?

I am good at killing papers, but not real animals

I am not planning to buy hunting license, and this first weapon is not for the hunting purpose.

As i mentioned, i am trigger-happy type of person, not "waiting-for-long-time-for-one-moment-when-you-can-look-in-deer's-eyes-and-pull-the-trigger-with-feeling-that-you're-going-to-hit-that-damn-alive-thing" type of person.

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by zzang1847

I am good at killing papers, but not real animals

I am not planning to buy hunting license, and this first weapon is not for the hunting purpose.

As i mentioned, i am trigger-happy type of person, not "waiting-for-long-time-for-one-moment-when-you-can-look-in-deer's-eyes-and-pull-the-trigger-with-feeling-that-you're-going-to-hit-that-damn-alive-thing" type of person.

If you are just going to plink, get a .22

[Excalibur]

I'd say start off with a Ruger 10/22 for starters. It was the first rifle I've ever shot when I joined the pistols and rifles club in college.

The AK doesn't "suck" in terms of accuracy. You fire it in semi auto with practice like on any rifle and you'll hit your target.

The 1911 is a classic gun design, the tried and true handgun. If you don't like the design, that's your thing

The M16 is the military designation, so AR-15 is what it's called in the civilian world. It's also a tried and trusted design. If it didn't work for over 40 years, then it wouldn't make money. You'd be surprise how wonderful both AK and AR-15 rifles are.

But if you are just going out and shooting for kicks, then a .22 is good enough.

If you don't mind the weight of the M1A rifle, then go for it. The 7.62 is a big kicker if you aren't prepared for it. It is pretty simple to take apart. If you have under 2000, then any rifle is in your price range. You need to go to the gun store, handle a bunch of them and see which one feels good in your hands.

[Gunmaster45]

Get a Remington 700 in .308 (7.62x51mm), you can't go wrong with one of those. Super great accuracy, very reliable, simple to take apart to clean and smith, and did I mention it's a Remington 700???

[zzang1847]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

I'd say start off with a Ruger 10/22 for starters. It was the first rifle I've ever shot when I joined the pistols and rifles club in college.

The AK doesn't "suck" in terms of accuracy. You fire it in semi auto with practice like on any rifle and you'll hit your target.

The 1911 is a classic gun design, the tried and true handgun. If you don't like the design, that's your thing

The M16 is the military designation, so AR-15 is what it's called in the civilian world. It's also a tried and trusted design. If it didn't work for over 40 years, then it wouldn't make money. You'd be surprise how wonderful both AK and AR-15 rifles are.

But if you are just going out and shooting for kicks, then a .22 is good enough.

If you don't mind the weight of the M1A rifle, then go for it. The 7.62 is a big kicker if you aren't prepared for it. It is pretty simple to take apart. If you have under 2000, then any rifle is in your price range. You need to go to the gun store, handle a bunch of them and see which one feels good in your hands.

1. I know AK isn't sucks when firing in semi-auto. I meant in full auto
2. I didn't say 1911 design sucks. I mean the Colt never makes something very unique or special other than just making same gun over over again.
3. AR-15 is beautiful. I've used one from my neighbors, and it was awesome. I agree with it.

I think I will have to take the advice of going with 22(i am thinking about Ruger 10/22 since that's one of the most famous semi-auto rifles that uses .22 LR). After some practice from 22, maybe i will go with something little bit more kicker, and so on until 7.62 and even .50 BMG

Thanks for the advice.

[Excalibur]

You could get the Smith & Wesson M&P 22. It's in the shape of an AR-15 that fires .22LR. It cost just around 500. I plan to get one to plink around.


And I only said AK in semi auto because it'll be hard for the average person to get a full auto anything

[AdAstra2009]

Originally Posted by zzang1847

2. I didn't say 1911 design sucks. I mean the Colt never makes something very unique or special other than just making same gun over over again.

They did make other handguns(Colt Double Eagle, Colt All American 2000), however those didn't sell very well but the 1911 did.

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by AdAstra2009

They did make other handguns(Colt Double Eagle, Colt All American 2000), however those didn't sell very well but the 1911 did.

As I said before. Tried and true tech never fails. But if you want to just own a gun to shoot on the range and not for self defense, ask MT2008 up there

[Yournamehere]

There's nothing wrong with continuing to make a gun when it has proven to be of good quality, but Colt has taken a lot of shortcuts and shot themsleves in the foot with their ventures. They have govermnent contracts so they don't really care about what the civ market wants, especially when everyone else makes 1911s now (but I can ask any 1911 fan if they'd like to see Colt do a WWII reproduction gun or bring back the Python and everyone would say YES).

If it's a pistol for recreational shooting, any decent production 9mm will do. It will run you 500 bucks give or take. If you want a rifle for recreational shooting, get an AR-15 or AK-47. You can get a good AR setup for 1000 dollars give or take, and a good AK setup for 600 give or take, depending upon what's available in your region. You should only get a .22 if you are pressed for cash and you want to shoot so much you get bored of it.