I was planning to start with a pistol, and maybe get a single-shot rifle

Depends how much I spend on the pistol

Do you want to get into precision shooting?

Last I shot any firearms (back in my Boy Scouts days), I wasn't too good at grouping the shots

If you’re in a state that allows you to conceal carry you’d be dumb not to... chances are you’ll never need it but if you do you’d want one

Get a cheap bolt gun

Maybe I'll have gotten better with age, though

Learn the basics

OR

An AR

Apparently the Ruger precision is a very popular entry level bolt gun

I have yet to hear anything negative about a Ruger gun

This is what I bought over the Ruger

At some point I want to get a .308 rifle, but that's probably some years down the road

Again, caliber all comes down to what you want to do

Well, if I was using .308... I'd be hunting?

_doesn't know if .308 is a good hunting caliber_

😂😂

It does the job

Any 30 cal will do the job

I mean, I know it'll stop a squirrel or a rabbit dead in their tracks for sure

There might not be a lot left of them, but they won't move

😂 .308 tends to do the job, again depends on what you’re hunting

If I ever get big into firearms stuff I want to buy a .45-70 Government lever-action rifle and mess around with it

recoil buffers in the butt stock, custom barrel and compensator, etc.

Basically, make it so I could shoot the thing for an entire day and not feel like I should surgically replace my shoulder afterwards

Because from what I understand .45-70 Government kicks like a mule

It does

And out of Levers that shit hurts

Honestly, look into a .357 lever.
Hunt with the .357 and have fun with the .38s

Hmmm

Thanks for the advice

There's still a few things I want to purchase before this year is out that take priority over a firearm though

bookshelf, new computer desk, and maybe a new Bass Guitar

One of the tuning machines on my Mexi Fender Jazz Bass is broken and I don't want to spend up to half its value just to replace all the tuning machines

because I'm not going to replace just one

Hahahahaha guns are more fun

Yeah, guns are more fun, but at the very least I need to buy the bookcase first

I’d have so many handguns if I didn’t have to go through an 18 month fucking process to get them

I've got small piles of books lying around everywhere

Then have to shoot competitions PER CALIBER to maintain the fucking licence