Hello,
I am new here so hopefully I am not asking something that has been asked 1,000 times before. I have read a lot of the previous messages but I did not come across this exact question.
I am a new shooter and got my first guns this summer - a Glock 22 (.40) and an AR-15. I have been having a lot of fun shooting them at the range. I have tried some other guns, but have found I like guns with low recoil (thus the AR-15 over an AK47) and light trigger pulls (like the Glock, compared to say a revolver). I also prefer lighter guns. I have carpal tunnel syndrome, with its negative effects on upper body strength, and for this reason, I really appreciate a lighter gun with a light trigger pull weight. I am pretty accurate with the Glock at 15 yards but need to practice firing more rapidly. I would like to do this with a smaller caliber and cheaper ammo.
Now I am looking to get a .22LR pistol for rapid-fire practice and for guests and girlfriends to use at the range. I am looking for one with a light (around 5 pounds or less) trigger pull, and for the gun itself to not weight very much either. Accuracy is a plus as well since it is frustrating for new shooters (guests) to not be able to hit the broad side of a barn.
I am thinking of a Ruger Mark II with a 6" barrel (regular barrel - the bull barrels seem kind of heavy), but I don't know what the trigger pull is like on this gun.
I was wondering if anyone had any other options to recommend. I would like to get a revolver if I could find one with a fairly long barrel (for easier aiming), but I get the impression that double action revolvers tend to have heavy trigger pulls, and a single action would just be too hard for me to use for rapid-fire practicing. Is there such a thing as a gun that, say, looks like a Ruger Single Six but is actually double action, with a fairly light trigger pull? Or is there no such beast? I don't understand why the Ruger double action revolvers all seem to have such short barrels compared to their single action revolvers.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I am willing to consider other semiautos too, although I kind of like the Luger-like appearance of the Ruger. Thanks.
I am new here so hopefully I am not asking something that has been asked 1,000 times before. I have read a lot of the previous messages but I did not come across this exact question.
I am a new shooter and got my first guns this summer - a Glock 22 (.40) and an AR-15. I have been having a lot of fun shooting them at the range. I have tried some other guns, but have found I like guns with low recoil (thus the AR-15 over an AK47) and light trigger pulls (like the Glock, compared to say a revolver). I also prefer lighter guns. I have carpal tunnel syndrome, with its negative effects on upper body strength, and for this reason, I really appreciate a lighter gun with a light trigger pull weight. I am pretty accurate with the Glock at 15 yards but need to practice firing more rapidly. I would like to do this with a smaller caliber and cheaper ammo.
Now I am looking to get a .22LR pistol for rapid-fire practice and for guests and girlfriends to use at the range. I am looking for one with a light (around 5 pounds or less) trigger pull, and for the gun itself to not weight very much either. Accuracy is a plus as well since it is frustrating for new shooters (guests) to not be able to hit the broad side of a barn.
I am thinking of a Ruger Mark II with a 6" barrel (regular barrel - the bull barrels seem kind of heavy), but I don't know what the trigger pull is like on this gun.
I was wondering if anyone had any other options to recommend. I would like to get a revolver if I could find one with a fairly long barrel (for easier aiming), but I get the impression that double action revolvers tend to have heavy trigger pulls, and a single action would just be too hard for me to use for rapid-fire practicing. Is there such a thing as a gun that, say, looks like a Ruger Single Six but is actually double action, with a fairly light trigger pull? Or is there no such beast? I don't understand why the Ruger double action revolvers all seem to have such short barrels compared to their single action revolvers.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I am willing to consider other semiautos too, although I kind of like the Luger-like appearance of the Ruger. Thanks.
The trigger is a means to an end, don't get too caught up in it unless all the other performance factors are there too.
