As an amatuer shooter who has been doing it for over 40 yrs, recoil management is no concern in the beginning. Fire a 12 gauge shotgun if you want to experience recoil, you can go and shoot clay pidgeins for a reasonable cost (it is challenging too). The pistol is more difficult than rifle (and far more dangerous), a .22 rfile will enable you to learn all the basics of shooting. Pistol shooting should follow that, IMO. I would be more consevative than highsea about how many shots it takes to be a good marksman, but it is 1000's of aimed rounds (IMO) before you develop "natural" shooting habits - being able to hit the target easily and consistantly. Spraying a clip doesn't biuld marksmanship, it is just wasting ammo. Safety is critical and is the first thing, it must be learned, or you may never get there - perhaps even dying or shooting someone else by accident instead of mastering the gun.
I suggest that you find a good range to shoot at, and buy a .22 from the gun shop associated with the range, and arrange to take a few intro lessons to learn safety, good habits and techniques (the teacher wil normally let you shoot a variety of guns that they provide) - then practice, practice. The .22 will be the most affordable way to get to the level of good marksman, by then you will have a pretty good idea about what other kinds of guns you want.
My first real gun (after my Crossman Pellet gun) was a single shot bolt action .22 - I took hunter safety when I was 13, was also taught by expereinced shooters. I fired many bricks of ammo with that .22 (it took years, I couldn't afford a lot of ammo at once), and learned to hit a target consistatly with that gun.
A very dangerous approach is to get a powerful pistol and go figure out how to shoot it yourself...
I suggest that you find a good range to shoot at, and buy a .22 from the gun shop associated with the range, and arrange to take a few intro lessons to learn safety, good habits and techniques (the teacher wil normally let you shoot a variety of guns that they provide) - then practice, practice. The .22 will be the most affordable way to get to the level of good marksman, by then you will have a pretty good idea about what other kinds of guns you want.
My first real gun (after my Crossman Pellet gun) was a single shot bolt action .22 - I took hunter safety when I was 13, was also taught by expereinced shooters. I fired many bricks of ammo with that .22 (it took years, I couldn't afford a lot of ammo at once), and learned to hit a target consistatly with that gun.
A very dangerous approach is to get a powerful pistol and go figure out how to shoot it yourself...
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