Top Five Easiest Handguns to Learn To Shoot

By Bob Owens | 7:43 PM | December 22, 2014

At the request of a subscriber I share my thoughts for the top five handguns for new shooters to learn on. After 20 years as an Instructor, I have found these five firearms to yield the best results for newer shooters. These include the Glock 17 Gen 2, S&W M&P 9mm, the S&W 686 (with .38 specials), the Ruger .22 / 45 and the Browning Buckmark in .22 LR.

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.