What tips would you give a first time shooter?

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5 Tips for First Time Shooters: Preparing for the Unknown - Target Sports USA

This blog is dedicated to people venturing to the shooting range for the first time and seeking guidance to navigate the experience with confidence among seasoned enthusiasts. Whether motivated by an interest in the sport of shooting or driven by the need for personal protection, commend...

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[Axxe55]

START SMALL AND WORK YOUR WAY UP YO LARGER CALIBERS!

 

[msharley]

START SMALL AND WORK YOUR WAY UP YO LARGER CALIBERS!

Purchase the best .22 you can afford....

For handguns? Those of the auto persuasion will be well served by the excellent Ruger Models..

For DA Wheel Gunners? A good K 22 will give a lifetime of pleasure.

 

[Tnhawk]

Balwin rule of safety - point gun at something, pull trigger to see if it's loaded.

 

[red442joe]

Uh, not to Baldwin

Joe

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Just don't do it.

 

[BABBALOU1956]

I highly recommend a beginner shooting class. They cover a lot of things beginners need to know, then they get to shoot a variety of guns at the end of the class. My wife & her sister went & loved it. After that I took them shooting several times with some of my revolvers & pistols in .22, 380, 38 Special & 9mm then rented a few guns to try out. They said for fun the Taurus TX 22 was their favorite. They hated shooting my Ruger LCR 38 but said that's what they would carry because it never jammed.