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Adam,
I actually always start a new shooter with a single action 22 revolver. I keep them on that revolver until they learn it inside and out, safety, loading, shooting and unloading. Then I go to a 19 or 66 with light 38spl loads. The last thing they handle is the auto. I never have liked the idea of a new shooter having a gun in hand that upon firing is ready to go again by just pulling the trigger. The DA revolver takes a bit more work to pull the trigger that a SA auto gun.
It is like the 22 rifle. I always start with a Rem 510 single shot because it automaticly goes to safe when the bolt is worked. The new shooter must get used to working the bolt and the safety, before they fire.
So many folks trying to teach a new shooter jump over safety and go right to shooting and safety is the cornerstone of a lifetime of shooting fun and sport. Safety is no accident.
Ed
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