I don’t know where you’re at but in CA there’s definitely a shortage on all the popular calibers like 9mm and 45 in my area. My best recommendation for a new gun owner here is to get a reliable caliber that’s not either of those alongside any other guns you may get because they have .357 and all that regularly still. Having a variety of calibers also gives you options for different situations in addition to ammo versatility. 45 for home defense, 9mm for practice and carry despite carry not really being an option in CA, etc.
Out local gun shops are quite literally almost out of handguns at this point. Even high end is mostly gone. Don’t bother with a shotgun for self defense if you live in a city in a small space because you’re going to kill everyone in the room and have lots of collateral damage in a state that already hates you for having a gun.
. . . and don't forget to FEED them.
Practice practice practice.
Ammo ammo ammo.
Keep em lookin’ good. (Clean pepe is a reliable pewpew)
And if it doesn’t work, you can always hit him with it
Take a class!
You will learn more in an 8 hour class taught by a good instructor than you will in years shooting on a bench.
Pew pew pew
but ammo is scares and costly. what do
Reload!
I'm pumping out match grade ammo at prices that are way less than bulk steel case.
I don’t know where you’re at but in CA there’s definitely a shortage on all the popular calibers like 9mm and 45 in my area. My best recommendation for a new gun owner here is to get a reliable caliber that’s not either of those alongside any other guns you may get because they have .357 and all that regularly still. Having a variety of calibers also gives you options for different situations in addition to ammo versatility. 45 for home defense, 9mm for practice and carry despite carry not really being an option in CA, etc.
Out local gun shops are quite literally almost out of handguns at this point. Even high end is mostly gone. Don’t bother with a shotgun for self defense if you live in a city in a small space because you’re going to kill everyone in the room and have lots of collateral damage in a state that already hates you for having a gun.
Go watch a video about spread. Shotguns don’t spread like a garden hose on low.
Hard to find ammo now a days.