[RKBA Democrat]

Depends on the person. When DW started shooting many years back, we did it the recommended way. Hired an instructor and started with small calibers. Turns out she didn’t like those much at all. What she liked was the.45ACP. And she was putting all the shots in a 2 inch group.

The look on the face of the instructor was just precious.

[Trailerpark Badass]

For some reason I always see people wanting to start new shooters out with small handguns, particularly lightweight 38 snubbies, which are somewhat difficult and unpleasant to shoot.

I guess it's because they're small and "cute," and less intimidating.