inrunner75
Plinker
I'm wanting to purchase something on the order of a .454 Casull or a .500 S&W magnum for protection against grizzly bears and moose for backcountry camping out west. I also want to be very well practiced with my gun, but the astronomical price of ammunition for these calibers is insane.
Are there any caliber converters you can slip into a revolver so I can shoot less expensive ammunition? How many rounds of .454 or .500 should I practice with before heading out into the wild? And what distance should I practice shooting from?
I'm new to shooting handguns, but I've plinked on and off for the past 6 or 7 years with a .22 rifle. With a .22 rifle though, I suspect there isn't quite the "learning curve" that shooting a handgun might require, am I right about that? Also, my dad's a cop and has a few retired handguns in smaller calibers like 9mm, .38 special, a .357, and a .40 S&W and has a bunch of ammo that he won't ever use to go along with it. If I practiced with these rounds would my skill transfer over to the hand cannon?
Are there any caliber converters you can slip into a revolver so I can shoot less expensive ammunition? How many rounds of .454 or .500 should I practice with before heading out into the wild? And what distance should I practice shooting from?
I'm new to shooting handguns, but I've plinked on and off for the past 6 or 7 years with a .22 rifle. With a .22 rifle though, I suspect there isn't quite the "learning curve" that shooting a handgun might require, am I right about that? Also, my dad's a cop and has a few retired handguns in smaller calibers like 9mm, .38 special, a .357, and a .40 S&W and has a bunch of ammo that he won't ever use to go along with it. If I practiced with these rounds would my skill transfer over to the hand cannon?
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