Best gun for new shooter.

The Revolver or Auto controversy is the wrong question in my opinion.
"The prime fact is always the same. No matter what gun you have if you have to shoot you shoot the bastard untill hes not a threat". Then you escape to a safer location and call the police. That means hes either dead or "dying and incapacitated" If you shoot him several times while moving out of his line of sight keep looking at him and all around you for more threats then acertain whats next. Shoot more? Reload? Escape? If the initial encounter is over now you have to get out of there incase there are more bad guys or he recovers and shoots you. There is more to learn at shooting schools "Gunsite"(AZ) and "Front Sight" (NV)

Mostly revolvers offer dependability, accuracy and ease of use. Semi-Auto pistols generally give you more ammo 7-8 or 9 shots and a faster reload. Always carry a reload. Auto magazines are easy to carry. Revolver speed loaders are a little more bulky and a little clumsy to use. Sometimes its hard to get the bullets in the cylinder if they have sharp coners on them. Cor-Bon "Power-Ball" and more pointy style hollowpoints line up with the chambers more easly. A revolver that uses moon clips is easier to load than using speed loaders. Revolvers generally can shoot more powerfull bullets than Semi-Autos. Revolvers offer the new shooter less problems. Some of the newer models from Smith and Wesson have a rail under the barrel to attatch a light. There are laser sights for revolver and auto so thats a draw. The trigger can be bad or hard to pull on either. They can be lightend and smoothed up on either. It may be hard to pull the slide back on an Auto to load it. Know how to head shoot double action with the Revolver but every time you shoot single action you will be practicing that also.

For the new shooter a revolver I feel is best. For the average shooter it still may be best. Eh thats what I think. Our mind is good and you can learn to use anything but for that learning period "Revolver". The Glock style gun offers you a revolver like auto but the controls on the gun are almost useless to me. Small thin wafers that are hard to manipulate. You may not need them for self defense but you may have to use them so I feel they should be big enough to operate under stress. The biggest problem with an Auto is a jam. It will occur. When? Who knows!! You must know how to clear a jam.

Small revolvers only offer five shots. Six seven or eight shot revolvers are better. At home size is not that important the five shot is small kicks harder and reloads slower.

Part of self defense is running, escaping, getting away. That may be the best thing to do but youll never know untill your there in the middle of it. You don't have to shoot but if you do you should know how.