I learned as a kid on a Ruger Mark I 22LR...Awesome gun...still shoots great 30 years and 40,000 rounds later...Of course once you get the bug....you just can't stop at one gun....It's a disease...The gun safe just seams to expand on it's own. I own more hand guns then I'll ever admit to my wife and friends. Who else has this same problem?

My Top 5 Favorite Hand Guns to Shoot....

1. Kimber Custom Classic I - Smooth action...nothing like a 1911 in .45--Hands down my favorite---Would shoot it all day long at the range if I could afford it!
2. Glock 22 with a 9MM Ported Fire Dragon Conversion Barrell--Nice option being able to swap the 40S&W barrell for a 9MM...Nothing sexy...but reliable and indestructable...With the best safety and gun design ever---+17 round mags make it a blast at the range!
3. Beretta 92FS Inox - Beautiful Gun...Reliable...Love to shoot 9MM...cheap and 15 round mags make it fun!
4. Ruger Vaquero - 45LC --- Relive the old west...nothing like a heavy framed 6 shooter in a classic cartridge (can run hot loads through it equivalent to 44MAG hunters) -- fanning this gun at a cowboy action shoot is unforgettable!
5. Walther PPK - .38 Auto great cartridge and you know your shooting something special...007 comes to life with every trigger pull.

yes, the comment was made in jest, and I understand your argument, but you left something out, should both the hatchet and the axe achieve hits to the spine, they're both going down obviously, but which one do you think has a better chance of not getting up? ;)

The answer is yes.