Flintshooter
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This might be more of a handgun question than a rifle question but it can apply to both.
When gun shopping do you take the cost of shooting enough to be proficient into account?
Seeing a Facebook post from a friend who has never owned a gun about taking a concealed carry class got me to thinking about what is involved buying a handgun for self defense right now. If you buy something in 9mm, ammo is hard to find and priced like it has solid gold cases. Other common handgun calibers like .38 Special and 45ACP weren’t quite as bad but still pricey. 10mm, at least with a quick check, seemed almost cheap compared to the others.
So.
If you were to recommend a gun for self protection to a first time buyer - who is going to need to burn at least enough ammo to become used to the gun and halfway proficient with it - would you recommend pricing the cost/availability of the ammo at least as much as the cost/quality of the gun?
Similar concerns are to be had with rifles chambered for .223. Do you buy it if it might be a long time before ammo is readily available at less than a market inflated price.
When gun shopping do you take the cost of shooting enough to be proficient into account?
Seeing a Facebook post from a friend who has never owned a gun about taking a concealed carry class got me to thinking about what is involved buying a handgun for self defense right now. If you buy something in 9mm, ammo is hard to find and priced like it has solid gold cases. Other common handgun calibers like .38 Special and 45ACP weren’t quite as bad but still pricey. 10mm, at least with a quick check, seemed almost cheap compared to the others.
So.
If you were to recommend a gun for self protection to a first time buyer - who is going to need to burn at least enough ammo to become used to the gun and halfway proficient with it - would you recommend pricing the cost/availability of the ammo at least as much as the cost/quality of the gun?
Similar concerns are to be had with rifles chambered for .223. Do you buy it if it might be a long time before ammo is readily available at less than a market inflated price.