Episode 2 - Choosing your first firearm.

You have your PAL and you have somewhere to shoot. Now you need a firearm, and in this episode we go over some options and some things you need to consider when making the choice of which firearm to get.

Rimfire:

It is so cheap to shoot which gives you a ton of trigger time.
Also being a rimfire the recoil and noise are greatly reduced.
Great round for small children to shoot with.
One of the main reasons for going low recoil and low noise is you want to get the fundamentals down and you do not want to develop a flinch. You want to be able to pull your trigger and keep you body steady and eyes open.
Regaining your sight picture and shooting a follow up round will be greatly affected by a flinch.
Quick side bar: Your sight picture is what you see when you have your sights lined up and on target. That is your sight picture. See Image Below
Ammo Cost: Bulk Ammo of 500 rounds is going to run you 26 to 28 dollars

Sight Picture Blog Post

Center Fire .223

More expensive to shoot.
Also a low recoil round, although its going to have more than a .22 but not by a whole lot.
Still suitable for Kids but might to be more for older children. Younger children can be sensitive to the sound of a firearm. My youngest can shoot my .22 all day long and I can be shooting my 45 colts and she is not bothered. She has shot a 38 pistol which she enjoyed but was not too fancy on my 45 colt which had a noticeable recoil. So she’s sensitive to recoil and not the volume of the sound. My middle daughter will shoot my .22 but as soon as someone shows up with a centre fire firearm she’s done and goes and reads in my truck cause the sound level bothers her. 223’s are not a terribly loud round, but sound and loudness can be so subjective from person to person.
.223 can be reloaded which bring down the price significantly. If reloading is something that interests you.
Ammo Cost: Bulk Ammo of 1000 rounds 399.99 so for your 500 rounds you will be paying 200.00 vs 500 rounds of 22 for 28 dollars Looking around I did find 800 rounds of Norinco .223 for 279..00 But buyer beware, Norinco is a Chinese company and they have very different standards over there. I have never owned or fired a Norinco firearm and I have never fired any of their ammunition so I can’t speak to the quality of it. My own personal view is I try my hardest not to buy anything from China.

The .223 round, American Rifleman