Best gun for a non-gunnie.

[BADUNAME13]

Short barreled Remington 1100.

Shotguns are good home defense
Semi so that he won't 'short stroke' a pump...

 

[PistolNewbie]

Holy sh*t! This is what makes firearms dangerous! He should take a gun safety course at the very least, and then go to the range a few times and have someone help him learn to shoot. This is why so many people are against firearms; they are afraid someone will hurt/kill themselves or others. Who knows, you just might get hooked, make new friends, discover a new hobby and become a gun enthusiast.

 

[geekWithA.45]

I recommend autoloading pistol caliber carbines for the newbie who wants a gun "just in case", and isn't all that interested in putting the investment into attaining and maintaining handgun proficiency.

They're easy to use, hard to miss, and won't frighten off the recoil averse.

 

[Geronimo45]

Those making recommendations... this thread qualifies as an antique (2003).

I think a new shooter with no training might be tempted to 'spray and pray' if you gave him a high-cap autoloader. Don't think it would happen so easily with a revolver. Lasergrips on the gun couldn't hurt, either.

 

[MICHAEL T]

Take a safety course ,go to range, practice , on and on . We are gun people we do these thing. Adverage citizens ,buys gun ,load gun and puts in drawer. Like owning a fire ex. Its their if I need it. Know what I bet 90% of the people we read about that shot BG in a robbery attemp or in a house breaking Here or in the NRA mag , NEVER had 1 DAY or TRAINING . They grabbed the pistol and fired . No fancey gunfighter school, no range time ,nothing. They used and lived.
We get to wraped up in our selves People have been shooting people for a long time With out all the training and practice. What get me is these untrained citizens Have a better hits ratio verses number of shots fired than most police
Remember we like and shoot our pistols Adverage person just has one,not really interested in training or shooting . But when comes to that time. They need it. They do a pretty good job

 

[coelacanth]

according to the orig. post . . .

This nimrod lives in a townhouse which implies a lot of neighbors close by and probably separated by something less than bulletproof walls. If that is in fact the case and he plans on purposeful ignorance by not practicing with his chosen weapon then how can we in good conscience recommend any firearm that will almost certainly penetrate those walls? If he must have a weapon to feel safe I recommend a side by side 12 guage with 18" barrels. Short, handy, ridiculously simple to operate and can be loaded with the kind of ammo that is deadly across the room but not into the next room. Face it - this guy neither wants nor needs the equipment necessary to win a running gun battle, he just wants some peace of mind. Cogito ergo scattergun.

 

[crankshop1000]

Since he said he wasn't going to practice, he does not need a gun for defense.A ball bat and a cell phone should serve him. Chuck.

 

[Seancass]

http://www.stoegerindustries.com/firearms/coach.tpl

point and squeeze.

and remind him you dont buy a race car without knowing how to drive. there is no honda civic of guns, only race cars.

 

[RNB65]

Guys, guys, guys... this thread is over 4 years old. I suspect this decision has been made by now.

Unless the guy is looking at buying an AR -- in which case I could understand a 4 year paralysis by analysis.

 

[yhtomit]

So where's the mandatory follow-through?

RNB65 wrote:

"Guys, guys, guys... this thread is over 4 years old. I suspect this decision has been made by now.

Unless the guy is looking at buying an AR -- in which case I could understand a 4 year paralysis by analysis."

Well, now I'm curious -- I wonder what he ended up doing, and what his THR nick is Maybe he's right now training in an undisclosed location ...

timothy