What kind of guns should i shoot?

Maybe that is what his PD gave him.

The weapon and the ammo issued is different from department to department.

As for why hollow point, two reasons are given - reduced collateral damage, and increase damage to target.

But, you knew this already.

147-grain Speer Gold Dot G2

By the way, a .22LR is way more painful than a 9mm or .40 in my opinion.

 

I used to carry a Glock 20 (.40 Cal). I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also used to have what I called my "Cowboy Gun" which was a Colt .44 replica. The biggest issue was the the local gun stores seldom had .44 Long Colt in stock.

A friend of mine had a Polish AK-47 that was also pretty enjoyable.

Regarding hollow points at the range, I agree that if you can bring some jugs that will be fun. But if you're just shooting at targets the hollow points won't "do" anything. You'll just be firing more expensive ammo at the paper.

But a lot of this also depends upon what sort of range you're visiting. I used to go to a public outdoor range that was not monitored. So you could bring jugs or bags stuffed with newspaper or some fun combinations of things to see what the different rounds do. A friend of mine once picked up a box of body armor that was too old to be safely used at a Sheriff's sale. We had fun testing which jackets stopped which rounds. As I think about it, I'm really glad no one walked in on that outing. They might have assumed we were training for something very, very bad.

Different people have different concepts of what is "fun" to shoot. And I often discovered new weapons just by testing them out. Either a friend with a full blown arsenal or, sometimes, you're just at the range and someone brings something really cool and lets you fire off a few rounds. So, keep an open mind and explore.

 

Watermelons are always fun to shoot at; they're cheap, biodegradable, and the wildlife have a feast when you're done. One time I bought a bunch of cans of institution-sized baked beans from a wholesale club, and they exploded spectacularly when hit with a .44 Magnum hollow-point. It was just a pain cleaning up the twisted remnants of the cans so they wouldn't hurt any of the local critters, but I'm sure they loved the beans.

 

Love shooting my Glock Model 21, .45 Cal.

It's a smooth, lean, shell shooting machine.

 

That must have have made some sweet explosions! I can imagine the beans flying all over the place.

 

Well, I am bringing my 38 S&W. All I know is he is bringing a "sampler platter" for me to try. I am wondering if it is going to include his big ass S&W 500. That thing looks like it weighs 20 pounds! I am getting excited, but a little nervous at the same time.

 

I like pumpkins but that is more of a post-Halloween day at the range.

 

I grew up deep in the Appalachian Mountains, a place where hunting is very popular. My dad taught me how to shoot. He had me shooting high powered hunting rifles before I was even in high school. I had no idea that wasn't a normal practice until I became an adult. All the other kids and their dads were doing it, too.

 

I grew up in the city so rifles weren't as common unless your dad was a hunter. Because said activity involves traveling outside of the city it wasn't especially common (though certainly not unheard of).

I think I was about 12 when my father started taking me to the range to shoot his revolver. I doubt I was the only kid in high school who had that much contact with a firearm though I suspect I was one of the few whose contact with firearms was legal.