First Gun

[daknee_k]

Good! Get a 22 and LOTS of ammo! Good training course and he's set!

[Goodburbon]

Safety course

Ruger 10/22

[bogie]

Take a class. Then +1 for the Ruger 10/22 or even a .22 pistol such as the Ruger MK II. 22 ammo is cheap and plentiful. Each firearm can be had for a couple hundred bucks. You can get a box of 500 rounds for less than 20 bucks. You can hunt small game with them. You can target shoot all day for a few bucks. You can learn shooting fundamentals and wont pick up bad habits (like flinching) as easy as you would a larger caliber with greater recoil.

[ray1970]

I want more info. These friends you want to shoot with, what do they shoot? It would seem a little silly to me if you bought something totally different than what they are shooting and then went out with them and couldn't fully participate in the fun they were having.

This is a great bunch of guys here and I am sure many of them would be glad to let you put a few rounds through some different types of firearms if you wanted.

[islandermyk]

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This is a great bunch of guys here and I am sure many of them would be glad to let you put a few rounds through some different types of firearms if you wanted.

Sure... but he's buying the ammo

[00tec]

I want more info. These friends you want to shoot with, what do they shoot? It would seem a little silly to me if you bought something totally different than what they are shooting and then went out with them and couldn't fully participate in the fun they were having.

This is a great bunch of guys here and I am sure many of them would be glad to let you put a few rounds through some different types of firearms if you wanted.

A few of us here at work... I shoot the AR (soon to have a 22 conversion) and the G30 primarily, someone else here shoots his PX4 Storm (9mm) 12ga and 30-06. Someone else has a 410/45 derringer.Will probably take someone else out with an AK, AR, and a few 1911s (45 and 22).

[ray1970]

A few of us here at work... I shoot the AR (soon to have a 22 conversion) and the G30 primarily, someone else here shoots his PX4 Storm (9mm) 12ga and 30-06. Will probably take someone else out with an AK, AR, and a few 1911s (45 and 22).

Thanks. In that case, I am going to recommend an AR. Why? Cheap and plentiful ammunition, low recoil, and just plain fun to shoot. You want to shoot fast and do mag dumps or whatever? The AR will do it. You want to take careful, aimed shots at 100, 200, 300 yards and actually hit something? The AR will do that too. You like to tinker with stuff and modify things? The AR is right up your alley. You find yourself needing to defend yourself or your loved ones? The AR is no slouch in that department either. Worried you might not like it and will decide to sell it at some point? I would guess you will recover a large part of your investment later on if you decide to sell it.

Anyhow, that's my recommendation.

[drt1101]

Sorry i've had a busy day started school today. Anyways classes are something that sounds like a good step i may take that up. An AR and a .22 conversion sounds like a great idea yet HAHA however my max spending right now is $700---anyways got to fly people im at work on break so if i didnt reply to your comment specificly just wait i promise i will review everything--- ps GUNNER i can understand that my friends are real proper no adolescent shooting will be done. Thanks a lot everyone!