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Goldy
Joined: 04 May 2012
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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 Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 8:26 am Post subject: New guy looking for gun advice
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I recently moved to an area that has a competative pistol group and decided to join just to see if its something that I am interested in and I'm having a blast so far shooting bullseye. I had a chance to shoot free pistol and I found that I enjoy free pistol much more than bullseye and was wondering how you go about buying a FP gun.
Can you guys recommend any brands that would be good for a starter? I really just have no idea how to pick one since its not like you can go test drive a TOZ or a hamerli to see how it fits.
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Greg Derr
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 8:31 am Post subject:
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| I would try a few, keeping in mind that grip on FP is very unique to the user. Weight , balance and ease of use are important. But getting one that points well is premium. You can't go wrong with a TOZ the most popular FP ever made. |
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Goldy
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 8:37 am Post subject:
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| Thanks Greg. How do you go about trying them? Are shooters receptive to beginers asking to try their gun? |
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Greg Derr
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 8:45 am Post subject:
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| I have found that to be a case, most free pistol shooters are happy to have company. It is a small circle in the shooting world. I thought there was an active group in Salt Lake City. I also think Sil Lyra has a school in Utah for shooters. He has an ad in the USA Shooting magazine. He gets good reviews. |
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Rover
Joined: 15 Nov 2008
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Location: Scottsdale AZ
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 10:30 am Post subject:
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There is no other gun so uniquely personalized to fit a shooter as a Free Pistol. Therefore, it's difficult to tell much about one when handling it.
You can usually find a TOZ or old Pardini at a fairly low price and then make it suit you. A few years with it and you'll be ready to make another selection, if needed.
I think you'll find enough shooters in SLC to give you the info you need. |
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Freepistol
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Location: Berwick, PA
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:20 pm Post subject:
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| Goldy wrote: | | Thanks Greg. How do you go about trying them? Are shooters receptive to beginers asking to try their gun? |
I used to let everyone handle my FP and try the electronic trigger. The problem is, no one who doesn't shoot FP knows how light the trigger really is. I had my trigger pulled back to the grip so many times that the small aluminum mount broke on my Hammerli 162. I no longer let any uneducated trigger fingers put their hand in my grip and I hold the trigger finger of everyone else until they realize their finger is in contact with the trigger and the pistol already "fired." |
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Greg Derr
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 5:19 am Post subject:
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| agreed, but he said he had shot a free pistol before. Sound advice FP |
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Goldy
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 5:19 pm Post subject:
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| Thanks for all the feedback guys. I was able to rent a TOZ from a local club so I get to use that for a while and see what I think of it. |
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