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Revolvers vs. Semi-Auto: Which is Best for Beginners?

Are they the type that is going to continue to practice til the get it down OR are they just wanting something for that Sock Drawer?

If it’s the latter I see them with horrible administrative handiling skills (even after you demonstrate it several times at a turtle pace) their attempts of loading and unloading a semi automatic is horrible and usually would be catastrophic if you allowed live rounds.

So Some beginners would be better off suited with a 3 or 4” K frame S&W. They can look at it and see if rounds are in the cylinder and to make it clear just push the release in.
Yea a revolver isn’t a 5 pound striker trigger but that’s the point they can still use it if the need to. These folks aren’t going to matches or the range!
 
HansGruber said:
Personally?

A DA revolver is probably one of the best platforms to learn on. The DA trigger makes the learner focus on fundamentals—grip, sight picture, trigger press. Get those down, and anything else is fairly easy.
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This would be exactly what I did with the nephews and daughter.

Sort of like teaching them to drive a stick, after that it all falls onto place quite naturally.
 
I think a good medium frame (K) revolver is best for a beginner. The original point and click interface. Pure simplicity. Easy to load, easy to check and easy to shoot.

OTOH: I think a small (J) frame revolver is the worst gun for a beginner. Its small size is hard to hold, recoil is nasty and it very difficult to shoot well. I've seen new shooters, especially women, handed one of these and after one or two shots, they give up completely. 😟
 
I think (?) it was Tom Givens who said something like (paraphrasing) “if a gun is going to be left in your sock drawer and pulled out after a few years when someone is breaking into your house, get a revolver.” Personally, I think for the infrequent user, a revolver is better. Sometimes, a revolver is better even for a gray beard! :)
 
Annihilator said:
Age old question here, which is best for beginners, revolvers or semi-auto, me, which ever feels more comfortable and easy for the user to handle

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when i went for my 1st lesson, the trainer recommended that a small revolver would be a good idea, for everyone to start with, like a .38

i fully understood him, and went right to the counter at the range, after my lesson and practice with a .22 semi, and ordered up my first G-17....

revolver..?? be danged......!!!!

but in short time, i did start buying revolvers, to the tune of 5 now.

from DA/SA 38/357, to SA 45 Colt lc.

i think any gun can be a good "starting" gun, to learn on, as long as the new shooter starts at the low end of the caliber scale (??), just to get used to handling the recoil.

maybe renting for a while too, might be better than an outlay of cash, for a new (or used) gun..???
 
My first handgun was a Colt 1911. The old man gave it to me when I was about 15 or 16. I turned out fine.
My second handgun and the first one I bought myself was a Russian Makarov .380. I didn't get into revolvers until I was about 23. First two I bought were big .44s. A Super Blackhawk with a 10" barrel and that Taurus .44 with 8 3/8" barrel which I still have. The rest of my revolvers are .357s except one. A Colt Diamondback .38.
 
Bassbob said:
My first handgun was a Colt 1911. The old man gave it to me when I was about 15 or 16. I turned out fine.
My second handgun and the first one I bought myself was a Russian Makarov .380. I didn't get into revolvers until I was about 23. First two I bought were big .44s. A Super Blackhawk with a 10" barrel and that Taurus .44 with 8 3/8" barrel which I still have. The rest of my revolvers are .357s except one. A Colt Diamondback .38.
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“I turned out fine.”

…. Uhhh… Jury is still out on that claim 😝
 
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