@Arella Mae,
Arella Mae wrote:Actually, Johnny agrees with you. He said that .32 has no stopping power.
He wants me to learn to shoot the .357. I think I'd rather just get a shotgun.
Shotguns loaded with OO Buckshot
have good stopping power; ( kick, tho ). The problem with them
is that (even if cut down to the legal limit) thay are unwieldy
and tiresome to carry around all the time.
Shotguns are good for defending your
home.
U indicated strength problems with the .357; the reason for that
is that it is a
Magnum, i.e. it has
maximum gun powder
in the cartridge case, behind the bullet, so that the explosion
is hard for u to handle.
A nice compromise is .45 Long Colt. U 'd find its recoil gentler n softer
than a .357 Magnum and .45s have good stopping power.
Because thay are handguns, u can carry them in holsters; convenient.
The heavier the gun, the lighter will be its recoil; vice versa.
The gun 's weight absorbs some of its recoil.
If u find a nice gunnery range near u, maybe u can try out several
nice revolvers and some shotguns. After u get the gun of your choice
(I advise u to stay away from automatics; revolvers are safer
and much more reliable) then u shoud
practice a lot
to get very comfortable with it. Go shooting with Johnny.
David