I’d like to add: get something that you can afford to train with. A riffle in some exotic caliber may seem really cool, but if firing 100 rounds ruins you, then you’re not going to train enough.
IDK about ammo prices in the US, but I’d get a riffle chambered in .223rem or .308win, because it’s the civilian version of the NATO 5.56 and 7.62, meaning ammunition is easier to acquire and potentially cheaper. I guess a handgun should be 9mm or .45 if following the same principle.
I would actually suggest getting a rifle in 5.56. The pressures are a bit higher than .223. You can shoot .223 out of a rifle rated for 5.56, but not the other way around.
Sure, and this is where I forgot we were talking about the US of Murica, because where I live I can’t privately own a riffle in 5.56 but .223 is just fine for sport and hunting. And you can buy surplus 5.56 FMJ rebranded as .223, at least I think that’s what it is, for sport and training (but not legal for hunting). Which was why I went with the .223 as my suggestion.
I’d like to add: get something that you can afford to train with. A riffle in some exotic caliber may seem really cool, but if firing 100 rounds ruins you, then you’re not going to train enough.
IDK about ammo prices in the US, but I’d get a riffle chambered in .223rem or .308win, because it’s the civilian version of the NATO 5.56 and 7.62, meaning ammunition is easier to acquire and potentially cheaper. I guess a handgun should be 9mm or .45 if following the same principle.
I would actually suggest getting a rifle in 5.56. The pressures are a bit higher than .223. You can shoot .223 out of a rifle rated for 5.56, but not the other way around.
Sure, and this is where I forgot we were talking about the US of Murica, because where I live I can’t privately own a riffle in 5.56 but .223 is just fine for sport and hunting. And you can buy surplus 5.56 FMJ rebranded as .223, at least I think that’s what it is, for sport and training (but not legal for hunting). Which was why I went with the .223 as my suggestion.
My theory is that this is rebranded military ammo https://huntershouse.dk/kat2654-.223-Rem./side18499-Magtech-.223-Rem.-FMJ.html Because it’s like half the price of the soft tip hunting ammo.