Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post

SuperMidget · 12-10-2003, 09:08 PM

.22 lr. Enough said. You can literally put two or three thousand rounds through it in a day and spend about $40.

My specific first gun was a J.C. Higgins model 103.something from Sears and Roebuck. A friend of my dad's gave it to me when I was three. In 17 years I have put well over two million rounds through it and turned a rifled barrel into a smooth bore. It'll still hit a quarter at 50 ft. though. That gun is broken and beat up, but I'll never get rid of it. It's a perfect gun to start a new shooter. Single shot (loading tray has been missing for quite a few years) with an exposed hammer makes it damn near impossible to AD. Believe me I have honestly tried, safely of course.

So yeah, my recomendation if you want a great gun to learn the basics is a .22 probably a rifle to start. Ammo is cheap enough that you can shoot all day and not spend more than a $10 to $20.

12-10-2003, 09:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
SuperMidget Banned Location: Farm country, South Dakota	.22 lr. Enough said. You can literally put two or three thousand rounds through it in a day and spend about $40. My specific first gun was a J.C. Higgins model 103.something from Sears and Roebuck. A friend of my dad's gave it to me when I was three. In 17 years I have put well over two million rounds through it and turned a rifled barrel into a smooth bore. It'll still hit a quarter at 50 ft. though. That gun is broken and beat up, but I'll never get rid of it. It's a perfect gun to start a new shooter. Single shot (loading tray has been missing for quite a few years) with an exposed hammer makes it damn near impossible to AD. Believe me I have honestly tried, safely of course. So yeah, my recomendation if you want a great gun to learn the basics is a .22 probably a rifle to start. Ammo is cheap enough that you can shoot all day and not spend more than a $10 to $20.