[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by 302340

I have a question. For people who want to shoot, but never have, would it make sense for them to shoot a CO2 powered pellet handgun first? Would this give them (and everyone else) a comfort factor?

I still remember that shooting accident a number of years back where the instructor was killed by the wayward Uzi shooter, who had never shot a gun before. ...
Lee

-The Uzi is a whole different world from most firearms. It was not surprising what happened. The newbee should have never been handed that weapon and who ever did so was severely negligent.

- BB gun? I am not an expert in firearms training but other than knowing properly holding the gun with your finger off the trigger, I believe that the things to learn are knowing how to handle the bang and not flinch. The BB gun won't help there. I like the idea of starting with a .22lr and even putting in one round in initially. As far as "comfort factor" is concerned, I don't want to be too comfortable. I want to respect (not fear) the deadly potential of the firearm. Again this is just my unqualified opinion.