When it comes to training with your defensive centerfire handgun / rifle I see three schools of thought....
- Buy a 22 conversion kit for your rifle / handgun $150 - $300. Return on investment 1-2K rounds. Drop it in and use your same firearm just cheaper. Albeit with about 70% the same experience due to less recoil.
- Buy a dedicated 22 rifle / handgun that's kinda similar $200-$500. Return on investment 2K-4K rounds. Have a stand alone firearm that gives say 50% the same experience as your centerfire.
- Buy more centerfire ammo dedicated for training. Lets say for similar dollar amount as described above you could get 1000-1500 rounds 9mm or perhaps 500 - 1000 5.56. You dedicate that ammo to be spent wisely training with the exact firearms expected to be used defensively. However, there is no ROI and after a given amount of range time its all gone.
This is not to say you wouldnt still occasionally train with centerfire ammo, the case of ammo option is just additional ammo put through the defensive firearm.
Which makes the most sense? What say you INGO?
- Buy a 22 conversion kit for your rifle / handgun $150 - $300. Return on investment 1-2K rounds. Drop it in and use your same firearm just cheaper. Albeit with about 70% the same experience due to less recoil.
- Buy a dedicated 22 rifle / handgun that's kinda similar $200-$500. Return on investment 2K-4K rounds. Have a stand alone firearm that gives say 50% the same experience as your centerfire.
- Buy more centerfire ammo dedicated for training. Lets say for similar dollar amount as described above you could get 1000-1500 rounds 9mm or perhaps 500 - 1000 5.56. You dedicate that ammo to be spent wisely training with the exact firearms expected to be used defensively. However, there is no ROI and after a given amount of range time its all gone.
This is not to say you wouldnt still occasionally train with centerfire ammo, the case of ammo option is just additional ammo put through the defensive firearm.
Which makes the most sense? What say you INGO?
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