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<blockquote data-quote="ripnbst" data-source="post: 1634003" data-attributes="member: 16136"><p>If he is like most of my friends take him to the range with you once or twice. Is he a competitive person? Have some sort of shooting competition in good fun and he will be hooked.</p><p></p><p>I am going to go against the grain here. If he is not going to practice I actually don't like the idea of the wheelgun due to its super long and heavy DA trigger. That takes some getting used to to shoot even remotely well, lots of getting used to is more like it. I know it first hand, I shot my buddies wheelgun and I am terrible with it. I normally only shoot autos. I think someone could pick up a Glock and be more accurate vs a revolver.</p><p></p><p>Ease of use and maintenance yes the wheel gun wins but if he plans to practically never shoot it what the heck is he gonna need to maintain it for? He won't, that only leaves ease of use and an auto is much easier to use effectively than a revolver. Since this is HD specific he can get a full size 9mm, have tons of ammo in the gun(comparatively speaking), and it will be very controllable. I know some may say that without prior knowledge operation of an auto is hard but I tell you what, if your friend likes action movies or cop shows, he already knows enough to operate a Glock and most others.</p><p></p><p>I say Glock because its the easy answer but it could be a full size M&P or Springer XD or whatever floats his boat instead.</p><p></p><p>Also, since price is no object, I would make sure that on the "One Day" to the range that you make sure to go with him and make him buy 400 rounds of ball ammo, tell him that's not a lot and make him shoot them all, or as many as he can comfortably. Buy 50-100 of whatever his HD load will be and at least run 3 mags through of that to make sure it functions without issue. If he's only going to go once make sure that he knows the gun's operation like the back of his hand. Have him load and chamber and fire two rounds quickly attempting accuracy and see what happens. Simulate malfunctions and teach tap, rack, and pull. IMO operating your specific gun is like riding a bike. Once you learn it you never forget it.</p><p></p><p>Some may say "Tap, rack, and pull drill??? Really??? He just bought the gun two days ago." I don't care. If it were <u>MY</u> friend going to the range only one time before putting their firearm into "use" I would want them to be as proficient with it as possible. Not just slow fire a box of ammo and call it good, heck, that's not even enough to make sure the gun has no issues.</p><p></p><p>I would really try everything I could think of while at the range to ensure he knew his gun well. Some may not spend as much time as I would but hey, I don't go around collecting friends. I find good ones and hang onto them. The people in my life mean a lot to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ripnbst, post: 1634003, member: 16136"] If he is like most of my friends take him to the range with you once or twice. Is he a competitive person? Have some sort of shooting competition in good fun and he will be hooked. I am going to go against the grain here. If he is not going to practice I actually don't like the idea of the wheelgun due to its super long and heavy DA trigger. That takes some getting used to to shoot even remotely well, lots of getting used to is more like it. I know it first hand, I shot my buddies wheelgun and I am terrible with it. I normally only shoot autos. I think someone could pick up a Glock and be more accurate vs a revolver. Ease of use and maintenance yes the wheel gun wins but if he plans to practically never shoot it what the heck is he gonna need to maintain it for? He won't, that only leaves ease of use and an auto is much easier to use effectively than a revolver. Since this is HD specific he can get a full size 9mm, have tons of ammo in the gun(comparatively speaking), and it will be very controllable. I know some may say that without prior knowledge operation of an auto is hard but I tell you what, if your friend likes action movies or cop shows, he already knows enough to operate a Glock and most others. I say Glock because its the easy answer but it could be a full size M&P or Springer XD or whatever floats his boat instead. Also, since price is no object, I would make sure that on the "One Day" to the range that you make sure to go with him and make him buy 400 rounds of ball ammo, tell him that's not a lot and make him shoot them all, or as many as he can comfortably. Buy 50-100 of whatever his HD load will be and at least run 3 mags through of that to make sure it functions without issue. If he's only going to go once make sure that he knows the gun's operation like the back of his hand. Have him load and chamber and fire two rounds quickly attempting accuracy and see what happens. Simulate malfunctions and teach tap, rack, and pull. IMO operating your specific gun is like riding a bike. Once you learn it you never forget it. Some may say "Tap, rack, and pull drill??? Really??? He just bought the gun two days ago." I don't care. If it were [U]MY[/U] friend going to the range only one time before putting their firearm into "use" I would want them to be as proficient with it as possible. Not just slow fire a box of ammo and call it good, heck, that's not even enough to make sure the gun has no issues. I would really try everything I could think of while at the range to ensure he knew his gun well. Some may not spend as much time as I would but hey, I don't go around collecting friends. I find good ones and hang onto them. The people in my life mean a lot to me. [/QUOTE]
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