posted this thread on toos a while back. never got around to buying one over the summer but i am strongly considering it now. I was looking into the CZ 75B a lot, and i really like it. If i go with a 9mm, i believe that is what i will get. However, i am starting to lean more and more towards getting a 22LR, probably something like the Ruger MKIII. anybody got any good suggestions? i know some of you posted your opinions on toos when i asked, but some didn't. thanks for any advice!
What is your goal with the pistol? Is this training wheels, something cheap to shoot, or just to own?
That's a thing of beauty..... It actually kicks less than a .44Mag, at least according to the MANswers [breast] giggle test...... Don't know about Taurus' Ragin Bull version. The venting system looks a bit different from the S&W. You know how it compares to the S&W recoil?
goal is to learn about shooting, safety, and just more about guns in general while also getting to practice. i plan to go into some type of career in law enforcement, hopefully with the FBI or something related, so i want to start learning how to shoot now.
If that is your goal, I don't see anything wrong with your .22. It will do all of those things just as well as a bigger gun, and it is a hell of a lot easier and cheaper to shoot.
Yeah, the .22 is going to be ridiculously cheap to shoot compared to the rest. That would be my choice if I were still a college student.
one reason i have been thinking a lot about a 9mm instead of the .22 is that i won't have a whole lot of time to shoot anyway. School keeps me super busy and football just adds to it. It's not like i will be going out every weekend shooting this thing, so i kind of felt like the money a .22 would save me isn't as high since i won't be shooting that much anyway.
I think everyone here that grew up with firearms cut their teeth on a .22. It's like a bike with training wheels. A 9 makes sense because you want to pursue a career in LE.
how much of a factor is money? I'd take a 45 ACP over the 9mm, but it's probably going to cost around 100-ish more for the weapon itself and ammo is like 75% more or so. That said, even with limited understanding of weapons, a 9mm is incredibly easy to operate.
