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So if you knew someone who didn't own a single gun, what guns would you suggest

Posted on 4/5/12 at 12:03 am
Posted by Kingpenm3
Xanadu
Member since Aug 2011
9767 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 12:03 am
to build a collection?

Idea being that they didn't have a specific idea like "personal protection" or "deer rifle

I'll start:
1:Shotgun
2:Pistol (.45/9mm/.40)
3:22LR
4:AR15
5:270/30-06/7mm
6:1911
7:AK

Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Member since Feb 2006
59068 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 12:05 am to
Kayak x 7
Posted by Boats n Hose
NOLA
Member since Apr 2011
37248 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 12:07 am to
I'd say get a 10/22 and maybe a .22 revolver and build from there with whatever they wanted as they went.

Of course, the closest gun I have to not being a functional gun is my .22 revolver, and I got it for a snake gun. The rest are or at least were hunting guns.
Posted by Who Me
Ascension
Member since Aug 2011
7090 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 12:14 am to
quote:

they didn't have a specific idea like "personal protection" or "deer rifle







They probably wouldn't have the proper knowledge to be safe or the proper appreciation so I wouldn't recommend anything.
Posted by FelicianaTigerfan
Comanche County
Member since Aug 2009
26059 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 12:18 am to
Everyone should start with a revolver. They are easy to handle, accurate and multi use.

Shotgun next
Posted by Chesapeake
Member since Feb 2011
10771 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 12:18 am to
Buy them a CCL class.

Then either a .22 or a 9mm. I went 9mm first. I'm happy.
This post was edited on 4/5/12 at 12:19 am
Posted by faxis
La.
Member since Oct 2007
7773 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 1:09 am to
Always start with a shotgun. It's the most versatile. Then a .22 rifle. Then a big game rifle or possibly a combat rifle depending on how much big game they'll be doing and what kind and where. AK or AR is a matter of taste and what you think the ammo supply will support after the zombie apocalypse. Or a pistol for self defense. 9mm is great because of the abundance of ammo and the round is sufficient for self defense. Not optimal, but all things considered...

Posted by olgoi khorkhoi
priapism survivor
Member since May 2011
16332 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 1:36 am to
always start with a .22 to learn technique and safety. If someone made it to adulthood without ever owning a gun, there's a good chance they'll fire a shotgun once, put it down and never shoot anything again.
Posted by bulldog95
North Louisiana
Member since Jan 2011
21193 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 2:46 am to
depends on if they plan to hunt or not, is it for home defense or just shooting fun.

.30-06------------hunting
12 gauge----------home defense and hunting
.22 pistol -------fun to shoot
ruger 10/22-------fun to shoot
AR-15-------------all of the above
.357/.45/.40/9mm--home defense/fun to shoot

Posted by upgrade
Member since Jul 2011
14636 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 5:39 am to
I would probably recomend a pump shotgun (870) first, no matter what their intended purposes are.
It is the most versitile gun.

Second depends on its intended uses. Hunter, Self defense, Just plain shootin stuff?

Hunter: bolt action rifle (700). '06 270 308 7/08

Self defense: double action .38

Shootin stuff: Ruger Single Six revolver or Henry lever action .22
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
71020 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 5:43 am to
I dissagree big time. Handguns are dangerous as hell because of how easy it is to loose track of the muzzle.

A pellet gun first, shotgun 2nd imo.
Posted by upgrade
Member since Jul 2011
14636 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 6:01 am to
Yeh guess I was assuming that safe handling practices would be followed with each.
Posted by Nodust
Member since Aug 2010
22764 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 6:34 am to
Red Rider FTW

22 semi auto, you can learn how to handle a gun and cheap to shoot plenty rounds

shotgun not a bad choice, especially if you can go shoot at some skeet or something, also can hunt anything in Louisiana with a shotgun
Posted by NattyLite
St. Charles Community
Member since Jan 2010
2048 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 7:30 am to
THE JUDGE!
Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
Member since Mar 2012
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Posted on 4/5/12 at 7:31 am to
12 ga 870
Posted by CadesCove
Mounting the Woman
Member since Oct 2006
40828 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 7:40 am to
quote:

So if you knew someone who didn't own a single gun, what guns would you suggest


I would not associate with someone who does not own a gun.
Posted by Melba
Shreveport
Member since May 2008
91 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 7:44 am to
I would know where I'm going if I needed to make a score. Easy pickins.
Posted by canyon
MM23
Member since Dec 2003
21462 posts
Posted on 4/5/12 at 7:48 am to
This. Then whatever else......
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