Guns for Beginners: First Long Gun: Rifle, Shotgun or Lever? [VIDEO]

By Robert Farago

The basic question when choosing your first long gun: what do you want to do with it? Hunting, plinking (fun), skeet, trap, target shooting or self-defense? Never mind trying to choose action type, caliber, barrel length, manufacturer, price or any of the dozens of other variable facing a first-time long gun buyer. It’s bewildering. The trick is to . . .

Try before you buy. I’m not talking about the gun. I mean the various type of shooting options. Go shoot someone else’s gun(s) and explore all the shooting possibilities: skeet, trap, hunting, target, plinking and self-defense. Once you know what you like, you can begin to educate yourself on the technology and narrow down your purchase options.

There are plenty of ranges which provide inexpensive training for beginners in all areas of interest (including hunting). And most people who know and love firearms are happy to share their long guns with newbies. Warning! There’s a tendency to fall in love with the first long gun you put in your hands. That works! I want that one! Resist the urge to choose the known over the unknown – at least until you know more.

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