New Shooters Must ‘Keep It Simple, Stupid’ On Gun Equipment ~ Larry Vickers

By Justin Stakes

By Larry Vickers

Strasburg, OH -(Ammoland.com)- We live in the best time ever for guns and gear. In fact, we are overwhelmed with too many gadgets and options.

Sometimes a shooter, in particular, someone new to the shooting world, will get completely sidetracked and waste time and money on equipment that is worthless, or worse yet, dangerous in the real world.

Out of the box

My advice after making a living in the firearms industry for many years is to keep it simple. Buy a quality pistol and a quality carbine and, other than proper lubrication, use them both exactly as they come out of the box. After you buy practice ammo and a few spare mags, your next money should be spent on quality firearms instruction.

I can’t stress this enough.

Those who have lived thru this process will back me up 100%; proper training is priceless. Attend the training with your weapon’s box stock, a holster, mag pouches for the pistol, a sling for the carbine, as well as eye and ear protection. You really don’t need anything else to get you through that first class (remember to …Read the Rest