Comments on: Is it time to buy a gun? http://chl-tx.com/instructorsview/is-it-time-to-buy-a-gun/ Musings on random topics from the point of view of a Texas Concealed Handgun License (CHL) Instructor Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:55:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: chltx http://chl-tx.com/instructorsview/is-it-time-to-buy-a-gun/comment-page-1/#comment-97 chltx Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:44:56 +0000 http://chl-tx.com/instructorsview/?p=158#comment-97 I don't generally get into recommending any particular brand of gun (see the related post "What kind of gun should I buy?"), but the Ruger 10/22 is a very popular make of .22 rifle, and there is a lot of aftermarket support for it. Rifle marksmanship is a bit different from handgun marksmanship, although the basic principles are the same. I started out with a bolt-action Remington Revelation myself, and I still find rifles easier to shoot than handguns (although that might just be the "baby duck" syndrome). I don’t generally get into recommending any particular brand of gun (see the related post “What kind of gun should I buy?”), but the Ruger 10/22 is a very popular make of .22 rifle, and there is a lot of aftermarket support for it. Rifle marksmanship is a bit different from handgun marksmanship, although the basic principles are the same. I started out with a bolt-action Remington Revelation myself, and I still find rifles easier to shoot than handguns (although that might just be the “baby duck” syndrome).

]]> By: Adam http://chl-tx.com/instructorsview/is-it-time-to-buy-a-gun/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Adam Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:40:47 +0000 http://chl-tx.com/instructorsview/?p=158#comment-96 *This post reminds me of how counterintuitive real world results can be compared to the original intentions. Efforts to deter gun ownership, bring people that would otherwise be uninterested in owning a weapon into the market... *I wrote a similar post arguing that food warning labels act as advertising for food products, rather than warning people off of poor food choices. http://seeadamtrain.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/eat-do-nutrition-labels-increase-food-cravings/ *Meanwhile, I am considering a Ruger 10/22 for my son and I to plink at targets w/ this summer, while visiting my folks ranch...thoughts? *This post reminds me of how counterintuitive real world results can be compared to the original intentions. Efforts to deter gun ownership, bring people that would otherwise be uninterested in owning a weapon into the market…

*I wrote a similar post arguing that food warning labels act as advertising for food products, rather than warning people off of poor food choices.
http://seeadamtrain.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/eat-do-nutrition-labels-increase-food-cravings/

*Meanwhile, I am considering a Ruger 10/22 for my son and I to plink at targets w/ this summer, while visiting my folks ranch…thoughts?

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