Starter pistol question

[muskrat30]

I think the 209 primer 'pistol' would be fine, judging from the report when I fired 209s only in the M-L. I would think you would also want to ease the dog into gunfire anyway so a little softer would be the way to go. I had to start with a pellet gun on my previous lab. I use blanks in a Ruger sp 101 22 now if needed.