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I had a solid range session today. The rain quit, but the wind picked up. I have gotten in the habit of keeping a 5 gallon bucket in my truck at all times. I filled it up with dirt and used it ballast my target stand, still tipped over a couple times.

I practiced controlled pairs and target transitions with my ruger mark iv, love that thing. Then I switch to the 10mm and worked 'the failure to stop drill' from a chest holster. Last, I switched over to shotgun and worked on the 'pullrack' technique for fast, reasonably accurate fire.

There's a lot of room for improvement, but I feel good about where I am at. I should be in good shape for the class I am taking next week, firearms for bear defense.

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softdeveloper 8mo ago

Great! I don’t have a gun yet but I’d love it

A.A.Ron 8mo ago

Start with an air gun. They're cheap, quiet and you can shoot them pretty much anywhere. It's a good way to learn the fundamentals.

softdeveloper 8mo ago

I took the course required to obtain the possession permit and passed (there's no carry permit here). I know the fundamentals, but I can’t afford it right now, there is another priorities. But someday I will! My dream is a Glock 19x but it’s around $1,700 here 😩

a source familiar with the matter 8mo ago

What are you interested in using the gun for?

softdeveloper 8mo ago

I’d love to practice and improve my shooting skills. Also for home defense.

a source familiar with the matter 8mo ago

It's good that you want to practice, you should be proficient with whatever gun you're using to defend yourself.

Have you picked one out?

softdeveloper 8mo ago

My dream is a Glock 19x but it’s around $1,700 here 😩

An affordable option is a Bersa TPR9, that costs around $700 here.

a source familiar with the matter 8mo ago

For home defense you really want long guns if possible.

If the up-front cost is a big issue then shotguns are likely to be more attractive than rifles (or even pistols for that matter).

Shotguns are also fun for clay shooting and extremely versatile for hunting.

An AR15-style rifle would also be quite effective but I am imagining you're looking at $1,000 or more to get into an AR.

There are two things I'd encourage a beginner to consider for handguns:

1) If you get a centerfire handgun with a "double action" (where the trigger both cocks the hammer and then releases it) that will be very good for dry fire (training by pulling the trigger without ammo in the gun)

2) If you get a rimfire handgun (like a revolver in .22 LR) that will be very good for live fire because the ammo is very cheap (at least here) and you can train a lot

You can also do dry fire training with .22LR but it needs to be a gun designed for it and/or you need something in the chamber that's softer than steel that the hammer can hit (a specially-made product or just drywall anchors)

softdeveloper 8mo ago

Thank you! I heard rifles are better but I prefer a 9mm handgun (I also think it’s better than any .22).

a source familiar with the matter 8mo ago

Another piece of advice: if you can shoot the gun you want before you buy it, that's a very good idea.

In the US most ranges will have rentals and it's also quite common for shooters to try each others' guns.

softdeveloper 8mo ago

Thank you! I’ll try that.

Stacking Functions 8mo ago

Nice work! I look forward to the day of having my own range