That's how it worked for me
Highstandard .22 and a and the stick shift Cosmopolitan.
Then .32 S&W long
Did not get to .45 acp until the USMC
Actually worked quite well.
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First gun I ever fired was my Dad's 1911. Not long after I was given a very nice Mossberg .22lr carbine for (I think) my 8th birthday. I've still got the rifle and shoot it occasionally. My sister inherited the 1911 which she sadly sold.
Your having a Cosmo to drive made me smile. My aunt had one and I was allowed to maneuver it around the block on Sunday afternoons when the folks wanted a good laugh.
My first car was the Brit version of a Cosmo, a totally boring Morris Minor, 4 on the floor.
If I may continue the derail briefly, the first handgun I ever shot was the AMT .45 Hardballer I posted a few months ago, which is still in my safe. The first stickshift I ever drove was Dad's Fiat 850 Coupe, with an 850cc engine and all of about 80hp. You *had* to know how to use the power curve to get it going anywhere, but once you got it, it was a peppy little car!
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“A gun is a tool, no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.”
The nice thing about .22 LR is cost of ammo, a brick of 1000 rounds lasts a long time, that equals lots of trigger time many people could not otherwise afford.
When I was working as an Instructor, plenty of women loved the 1911 .45 acp and did not find it loud or intimidating, however, lots of trigger time helps, and .22 LR helps build confidence that transfers over to better results shooting overall.
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First gun I ever fired was my Dad's 1911. Not long after I was given a very nice Mossberg .22lr carbine for (I think) my 8th birthday. I've still got the rifle and shoot it occasionally. My sister inherited the 1911 which she sadly sold.
Your having a Cosmo to drive made me smile. My aunt had one and I was allowed to maneuver it around the block on Sunday afternoons when the folks wanted a good laugh.
My first car was the Brit version of a Cosmo, a totally boring Morris Minor, 4 on the floor.
We now return you to our regularly-scheduled thread, already in progress...
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When I was working as an Instructor, plenty of women loved the 1911 .45 acp and did not find it loud or intimidating, however, lots of trigger time helps, and .22 LR helps build confidence that transfers over to better results shooting overall.