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Oldster · July 9, 2009, 09:36 PM

I usually agree with Big Ugly Tall Texan, but if i'm to be honest I learned to shoot handguns with a 6" Colt Python loaded with .38 specials. I do agree that a revolver is a much better choice for learning the fundamentals of shooting as opposed to an auto. With the 6" barrel and loaded with .38s there was no real recoil to deal with and I could concentrate on sight picture, proper grip, trigger control, and all the safety aspects that you are just learning starting out. I probably put 1000 rnds of .38s through it before I fired my first .357 in it.

July 9, 2009, 09:36 PM	#26
Oldster Member Join Date: June 30, 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 32	I usually agree with Big Ugly Tall Texan, but if i'm to be honest I learned to shoot handguns with a 6" Colt Python loaded with .38 specials. I do agree that a revolver is a much better choice for learning the fundamentals of shooting as opposed to an auto. With the 6" barrel and loaded with .38s there was no real recoil to deal with and I could concentrate on sight picture, proper grip, trigger control, and all the safety aspects that you are just learning starting out. I probably put 1000 rnds of .38s through it before I fired my first .357 in it. __________________ "Good...bad...i'm the guy with the gun."- Ash Wells "The nine millimeter is for killing europeans, for truely dangerous people you need a .45."- Jeff Cooper "George Washington did not use his right to free speech to defeat the British, he shot them."