Gotta Teach Grandson to Shoot 9mm?

[badwolf]

I second the pellet gun and 22 pistol but if you or he wants to buy a 9mm that's a copy of a glock 19 looks at stoeger str9. About $200 with rebate going on now. I bought 4 for family members .

[rintinglen]

Using what you have versus buying what you want.

A 45 is a poor choice to teach a beginner to shoot with. Having done some work on the pistol range as a coach in the USMC, I can assert that the 45 is harder to learn on than most pistols, the recoil and the slide action are disconcerting to a beginner. Additionally, the ammunition runs just about double what 9mm costs. Right now you can buy 9mm for ~$30.00/100 in 1000 round lots, delivered out the door, perhaps cheaper if ordered in quantity.

You have older guns? Well, if you have a decent Luger that runs well on modern training ammunition, that will work just fine for learning trigger control and basic sight alignment. It's not the best, but buying guns is costly and for many of us, two and a half years of Biden inflation has destroyed our surplus income and we find expensive luxuries priced off the table.