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RickB · June 13, 2014, 12:48 PM

I'm with g.w. - There will be lots of new information to process, and shooting a familiar gun, at least initially, is a good idea.
We get 6-10 new shooters every month at our club, and having to think about the gun (watching new shooters forget to disengage a manual safety, then trying to figure-out why the gun won't shoot, is very common) just makes it more difficult to be safe, follow the rules, etc.
Get a few cheap HKS speedloaders, and dive in.
I shoot a Colt .38 Super in ESP division, and it's an excellent choice if you have a supply of ammo or handload. Newer guns, newer than early 1980s, have improved sights, and barrels which headspace on the casemouth rather than the case semi-rim, so they're better all the way around.

June 13, 2014, 12:48 PM	#7
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,518	I'm with g.w. - There will be lots of new information to process, and shooting a familiar gun, at least initially, is a good idea. We get 6-10 new shooters every month at our club, and having to think about the gun (watching new shooters forget to disengage a manual safety, then trying to figure-out why the gun won't shoot, is very common) just makes it more difficult to be safe, follow the rules, etc. Get a few cheap HKS speedloaders, and dive in. I shoot a Colt .38 Super in ESP division, and it's an excellent choice if you have a supply of ammo or handload. Newer guns, newer than early 1980s, have improved sights, and barrels which headspace on the casemouth rather than the case semi-rim, so they're better all the way around.