Hey my friend wanted to go shooting about a month ago so I went along and now we are totally addicted....we've gone 3 times in the past 4 weeks. So far I've shot a:
Glock 9mm
S&W 38 special
Ruger 9mm
S&W 45
Beretta 9mm Rifle (I think)
S&W .357

So after shooting all these guns I have realized how little I know about them. So my questions are; what do all the numbers mean and why did the .357 have more kick then the 45 when the 45's bullets were bigger?(at least I think there were).
Also any additional gun knowledge would be appreciated because I'll prolly be in the market for a hand gun and rifle shortly....thanx in advance guys

 

.45, .357, 9mm, etc... refer to the caliber which is the diameter of the bullet

 

so then if the .45 is the biggest why did the .357 magnum have the most kick?

 

the .357 has more of a charge to launch the projectile

 

This is where you come to ask gun questions? What is the world coming to!@! :fawk:

 

This is the basement...where else would I go

 

plus I know there are a lot of peeps on here who have guns thanks to all the weapon threads

 

:dunno:


To me

 

dang, mang... its been a while, huh..

in the basement, if you say "gun help," "gun question," or "gun peeps" or anything like that, thats a calling for all gun afficionados, especially LEOs and military people

 

I'll prolly be buying both a handgun and a rifle in the near future...but like I said I don't know much about them...anyone have any suggestions?
Any other information would be helpful...I want to go for quality not just whatever is cheap and shoots.