New 9mm handgun. What's the best ammo for target practice?
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Probably both the gun needs to break in and ammo. Wait for 500 rounds to evaluate or at least 100 rounds. It all depends on how tight of an action it is. \n\n9mm pistols are very very finicky with different types of ammo, the pistols are generally tighter and the ammo is all over the board in tolerances. \n\nTry different loads, break in the gun and see what happens. \n\nAlso jamming can be attributed to the hold of the pistol, a limp wrist won't allow it to recoil right and cycle a round. \n\nYour gun is a good gun, to those who said a glock or kimber is better, glocks are unsafe with thier no external safety, I have witnessed a few firings when glocks were dropped or had it in their mind to fire. Kimber is a great gun but expensive. That is why i carry a 1911 .45 acp GI not a "finniky target model" \ncocked and locked is the safest and the 1911 accepts most all rounds I have put through it. 1911 Springfield GI, before that sold my Colt commander which would allow most all rounds through it.
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I'm not impressed with the .223 round. No recoil, all-plastic can't beat a bad guy with it if you need to. When I'm firing my weapon I disassociate from my emotions, but my Peacemaker does have a little kick, had a Glock .40 kicked worse than my .45 so I sold it. My 1911 I can hit just about anything
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nIf you store your ammunition and components at (seasonal) room temperature you should be ok. Store primers in their original packaging and away from moisture. My work shop, which is not air conditioned is where the majority of my components and ammo live. It shoots great! Just make certain your ammunition is not exposed to extreme heat (fire). Try to avoid extremely long term storage. For example, I try to use my target ammo within 10 years of their "manufacture". Keep in mind, gun powder will degrade over time and lose it's umphh! Primers, if they're kept dry, should have a near indefinite life span. If you reload, take a break from reloading if you're reloading environment is experiencing high levels of humidity. \n\nGood luck.
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Call the local ranges in your area and find one that rents guns. Shoot a few until you find one you like, talk to the guys there about what you'll be using it for and how often you'll shoot. They will give you a good idea as to what you should buy. Make sure you get an appropriate caliber for your purposes, shooting .357 ammo gets expensive quick but you can shoot 9mm ammo all day.
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The most effective with least cost and training is a single shot shotgun. \n\nThey can be had brand new for under 100 dollars, used for 50 dollars.\n\nAfter basic familiarization with this firearm you will be confident in its effectiveness and ease of handling.
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Frankly I don't like small.  I like big slow bullets.  My personal choice is a Smith&Wesson double action auto in .45 ACP.  A .40 auto would do in a pinch.  A .380 auto makes a fine backup gun but I wouldn't want to have to depend on it as a primary weapon.  Having said that, bullet placement is far more important than your choice of caliber.  So what ever you decide to carry, shot it a lot.  Know the weapon inside and out and practice, practice, practice.  A final thought in this area is beware of over penetration.  While .357 and .44 magnums have there place, they are also very capable of shooting through your target with enough remaining energy to do considerable damage to innocent by-standers.  A .45 ACP, on the other hand, surrenders all or nearly all it's energy in the target.\n\nNow to cost.  Why are you concerned about cost?  This is LIFE insurance, the real thing.  The insurance you buy from an insurance company is not life insurance, it is death insurance.  So spend the cash and get the best, it could save your life.  Remember, you collect on LIFE insurance, death insurance is collected by your beneficiary.
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.40 Glock?? Sheesh!\n\nMore people are turned off to shooting by having a well meaning person hand them a moose gun for their first time. A great way to learn to flinch and grimace.\n\nFirst teach her to be safe and comfortable with a pistol. It might be best if you don't teach her. -- nothing personal. \n\nThe NRA has a program called Women on Target. see if you can find one of those classes nearby. \n\nI ALWAYS teach with a .22LR. My favorite is the Browning Buckmark -- good sights, not to big for small hands, easy to operate. \n\nTo your question -- good depends on what she will do with it -- dresser gun? Purse gun? Bowling pin shooting? Give us more information. \n\nLeigh \nPortland\nNRA Instructor & Training Counselor\nRifle Pistol Personal Protection
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I have shot alot of guns over the yrs.   I have carried several different ones as a police officer.    I have fired literally dozens of hand guns.   From my experience every gun has its plus and minus.   After all the shooting i would say the best revolver for the money is a Smith and Wesson 625.   As far as semi auto goes then probable the best for the money would be a toss up between the Springfield XDs and Beretta 96s.  \n\nYou must remember that your question has some factors to make it impossible ever to come up with one answer.  Size of hand, caliber preference, use, personal preference as far as revolver and semi auto. Just to give example of this,  i really love to shoot the XD in 9mm but i also think the Beretta 96 is on even stand with it but dislike the Beretta 92.  While i own the Beretta, glock, Taurus, smith and Wesson's  and several great guns i use a colt 5 inch 38 special  revolver for self defense.
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I go with a bolt action; Remington 700, Savage's model 16, or the model 10/110 also from Savage.  All rifles from Savage come from the factory ready for optic sights(scopes) and have the bbl floated(from the factory.  Floated bbl's are more acurate.  Don't look at price when looking for ammo.  You get what you pay for.  Premium ammo costs more but it shoots and performs better.  Save the cheap stuff for practice.  When it comes to caliber, here are my picks: .270 Winchester Short Magnum(my round of choice that I have killed 2 Caribou and a Dall Sheep in Alaska with; very fast, very accurate to well over 500 meters{I've done 1MOA goups at 800m durring practice a couple of times, it's hard to find a civillian range that has the ability and space to let you shoot past 200m.... big brother and I just went out into the AZ desert somewhere and shot}, enough ass to kill all game but Kodiak bear and probibly moose), .30-06 Springfield(old but old for a reason... IT WORKS!), .308 Winchester(7.62x51, the round of choice for precision Haji hunting and US med. machine guns), .300 Winchester Magnum(hits hard, shoots straight, requires getting used to the recoil, will kill anything, excellent round overall), .270 Winchester(another good all around cartiridge, it's kinda a small .30-06, been around for a while and that means ammo is readily available), and any variant of 7mm(accurate and powerful, but I don't have much experience with it.  I just know some guys that love it).  Don't go for any 7.62x39.  That round loses alot of ass/accuracy after 300 meters.  Train yourself to be surgical at 500 and you will be golden come hunting season.  It's the Indian not the arrow my friend.
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As with any "what is the best" it depends what you want to do.\n\nIf you just want to punch holes in things and you aren't bothered by what the holes do then a 223/5.56x45 will be cheaper to feed than any of the alternatives. The most common of those is the AR-15 and it's many clones... of which I have four.\n\nThe G36 is certainly a more modern and a better design than the AR-15. Sorry to all the old soldiers out there, but it's not a 'great' design, it just works OK.\n\nYou might like to take a look at a Sig556 too. \n\nIf you want to make more noise and have a round that will stop deer reliably then have a look at a 7.62,  the FN-FAL is the world favorite quality 7.62x51 battle rifle, the Sig550 and the Galil (I forget the variant today) are also very good. \n\nI'd go with H&K or Sig.
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Check out www.cheaperthandirt.com\n\nYou can get great prices on ammo if you buy in bulk. Check out their tracer rounds too. Pretty cool stuff.
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I started shooting IDPA matches with a .45 GLOCK 36.  It was a miserable gun, jamming every 20-30 rounds.  A buddy had one as well, and his was similar.  I traded it in for a GLOCK 19 and absolutely love it.  I put about 2-3,000 rounds through it without cleaning it (!) before I had my first jam (leaning around a wall one handed, so it was maybe just limpwristing).  I love it, but it is a bit large for carry.  I'm looking to get a S&W 642 or Taurus 851 to try out.  I like shooting 1911s, but they're big and most seem to be a little finicky-- not what I want in a carry weapon.
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I second the Rem 710 for you. Can't go wrong and you can always trade it up in the future if you want, knowing you can get 80% or more of what you invested.  \n\nIt's a great beginner package, good quality and easy to operate and clean. \n\nStart with a bolt action gun. It will shoot better than you....meaning you can practice a lot from a bench rest and work on your shooting skills without dealing with the complexities of a semi-auto. \n\n30.06 is a good calibre. Easy to find and cheap practice ammo and it will serve to hunt just about anything you want in North America. Don't be seduced by any of the Magnum calibres. They are often more than is needed and can be expensive to practice with. They are in my book just "macho toys" for big boys.
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I used a customized Browning Hi-Power for years, and it was as accurate as any .22 target pistol. Stock Brownings also tend to be more accurate in actual use, because they are single-action autoloaders. Among double-action 9mm pistols, I prefer the SIG-Sauer P226. The Beretta is too big and clumsy, and the Glock has that atrocious trigger pull. I'll add that you should consider a .45 caliber pistol; either the Kimber Pro Carry single-action or the SIG P220 double-action.
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In arizona we have all that game. I hunt javelina with a .357 magnum just fine. But for the other game I would suggest a .41 or .44 magnum. I like the .454 casull and it is a great gun, but it is really powerful and you could develop a flinch. A better bet for recoil is the .480 ruger. It is a good cartridge with good ballistics and less recoil than the .44 magnum but flatter than the .44 magnum. I don't know about .41 magnum being hard to find, I think taurus makes a few in their tracker models with ported barrels, and smith and wesson should have a model in that caliber. \nI would suggest either the .41, .44 or .480 ruger. Anything less would not be safe for deer and mountain lion or antelope at a reasonable hunting range. A .454 might be too big and uncomfortable to carry but would probably give you the longest reach. \nThe other thing is I would look at barrel lengths of 6 inches or higher. Depending on where you hunt, hunting antelope with a pistol is hard. Most people I know use a thompson center contender in rifle caliber or similar non-traditional pistol design. \nI wouldn't worry about the mountain lion, they can be taken with a .357 magnum, and have been. A .41 magnum would do fine on them too. \nThe problem with mounting a scope is the eye relief is hard to get used to, and it adds weight. I use iron sights for javelina and deer and mountain lion. I have used a scoped .44 magnum ruger for javelina and found it was a little too easy and just didn't prefer a scoped handgun. I would recommend one though if you are going for antelope, deer, or mountain lion, with only a pistol, as they are generally at longer ranges, especially in arizona. \nI usually use a rifle for mountain lion, as they are hard to spot and you need dogs really to hunt them. I don't use dogs, but spot them during the deer season and such. It is an over the counter tag. But, a pistol in the calibers above would be good protection for a mountain lion attack or protection. \nSo, depending on your hunting ranges and for a good all around caliber for the game above. I recommend at least a .41 magnum with a .480 ruger or .44 magnum preferred for the deer and antelope factor. The .454 casull is the most powerful and fulfills all but is heavy, kicks a lot, and is really loud! A .44 mag is worse than a rifle in respect to noise. The blast is alot closer to you. That is how my hearing is bad, I have a permanent ring in my left ear (tinnitus) from the .44mag ruger, the blast off the ground is loud!! That was what did it, but the years of neglect added up. Back in my day, no thought was really paid to ear protection, and now when javelina hunting or bird hunting, and during practice I always wear ear protection.\nAnother tip is always practice, shooting a couple times and then going hunting is not good. Furthermore I fully recommend the .454 casull but if you can't shoot it without flinching then it is not a good gun. With the big calibers and pistol hunting in general you will need alot more practice. You need good form and you need to get use to the drop in pistol calibers. It is a totally different ball game than the flat shooting magnums. So practice and practice, and shoot at different ranges. Here in Arizona antelope tags come around rarely and pistols require more practice.
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Your questions are like asking what is the prettiest color for an automobile!  Personally I would suggest you shoot various weights and loads to see which are the most pleasant to shoot and which provide the best accuracy.  Even for practice you might want to stay away from lead as it tends to create more cleaning problems over the long haul.  You can find excellent prices for ammo at Natchez Shooters Supplies(www.natchezss.com).  Don't forget to wear hearing and eye protection!
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Depends on what you want it for.  \nTarget shooting I would just get a .22 Walther\nCarrying I have an Springfield XD-9mm is easy to use, easy to clean.\n\nI would NOT carry anything under a 9mm or a .38 caliber.  I have read to many stories of women unloading a .25 into a guy and it didn't stop them\n\nPersonally, I carry a .45 1911 A-1.  Once a person gets used to the recoil, even women, it's very manageable.\n\nGlocks aren't easy to tear down, and have a really weird recoil.  I had a Glock hated then I got the XD it works better for me.  The best thing to do is go to a range that rents weapons and see what you like