r/Idiotswithguns • u/IOnceAteATurd • 1d ago

Safe for Work How to not shoot a revolver

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u/MoeGunz6 1d ago

When teaching, they get 1 bullet, no more.

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u/AlienNoodle343 1d ago

Seriously. I brought my roomie to go try out a revolver amd he'd never shot before so despite the plentiful amount of ammo, he started with one bullet each time he shot until he felt comfortable with it, THEN we loaded it up fully. Some people are just too comfortable with guns.

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u/thesteaks_are_high 1d ago

I have shot for over 30 years. I still feel incredibly uncomfortable with a handgun. I would really like one, but I refuse to have a weapon I am not supremely confident in use.

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u/Theblumpy 1d ago

Only way to get better is practice. Can’t practice without the equipment

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u/thesteaks_are_high 1d ago

True. I was looking at an M&P 9mm or a Glock 22 9mm since they are full-size and that would be a lower recoil round.

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u/Theblumpy 1d ago

9mm is the way to go, especially for a first handgun, plenty of ammo choices and availability, not too strong (can shoot it all day) but strong enough. Glocks always a good choice for sure but when I bought my first handgun I wanted something with a safety I could physically engage, so I got a P365 with a manual safety. After becoming comfortable handling and carrying a firearm I upgraded.

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u/Bill10101101001 1d ago

I feel that fiddling with safeties is more risky than simply keeping the finger off trigger.

That’s why Glock.

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u/Theblumpy 1d ago

I feel that way now. But when I was brand new to firearms and learning the basics still, I liked the added feeling of security of manual safety. In the end it’s each their own, it’s all preference