I remember being a beginner. Learning with a revolver gets you over the noob hump quicker. I think they are inherently safer on which to teach and to learn. Easier to learn how to handle, how to clean, how to check for loaded condition, how many bullets left, and so on. Once you learn proper handling and range etiquette, and you get over the fear that 'I can handle this and load this and shoot this and I won't kill myself or someone else' part, then any gun after that becomes just a new gun you need to get familar with, not another unknown entity.

At first a noob will have a million things going through their minds as they try to take in all that is being taught, and a revolver has an openness to it, everything is right there in sight, not hidden away or possible confusing like a semi-auto - is the chamber loaded; is the safety this way or that way? - that sort of thing.

Not to say a noob can't learn a semi as a first weapon, I am sure some folks learned on semi's and had no problems.

Well, as I said, I remember my first time.

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