What is a good first, a shotgun or a pistol. Give me your advice and your choices of your choice?

I want to buy a pistol or a shotgun. I don't know which to buy. What would you choose and why?? Of your choice, what models would you choose. I'd like to keep the cost down to about 500-700 dollars.What is a good first, a shotgun or a pistol. Give me your advice and your choices of your choice?
Ruger Super Blackhawk 44 Magnum single-action revolver, 7 1/2 inch barrel. Handles nice, very accurate. This is a 44 mag that a new user can get onto real quick....use half-jacket hollow-points for ammo.What is a good first, a shotgun or a pistol. Give me your advice and your choices of your choice?
You have already been given several good answers. I would like to suggest joining a shooting club. The ones here usually let you borrow a gun for shooting. This allows you to taste before you buy. They also offer shooting/safety tips.





For $700, you could buy a Beretta 22LR pistol ($250), a Rugar 10/22 w/scope ($300), and a Mossberg 12guage ($160). All of these are good guns to learn with and enjoy.
Uh........... Purpose????


Both go bang, but have a different roles and styles. By default I'd say the pistol due to the ability to practice at indoor ranges. Models are too numerous to list.
S%26amp;W 9VE...9mm pistol around 330 - 410 brand new.





I bought one about 6 months ago.....damn nice shooting weapon.
Buy both. But if you have to choose, go with the shotgun. There is more activities you can do with it such as trap and skeet. Remington 1100 or 1187 is always a good bet. That is the same gun, just different chamber sizes. But you can't go wrong with any Browning or Beretta.
In your price range, you can buy a nice pistol or a very nice shotgun.





I bought a pistol first. It's just more fun to shoot, for a longer period of time. It's not like you're going to miss anything with a shotgun.





In your price range, you might want to check into a Kimber Custom II. I have a slightly upgraded model of that and it's the most fun firearm I own.
A good first shotgun would be the 410 guage or the 20 guage they both produce very little recoil a pistol on the other hand i would recommend a 22 caliber they are very cheap to shoot I would recommend eather one
Glock 17
For $5-700, you could get both a Mossberg 500, ($200) and a used Beretta 92. ($300-500) I suggest that you just buy a Ruger Mark II .22 pistol for about $300, a bunch of ammo, and some instruction from a qualified trainer.
I would buy a new shot gun. You can buy a Mossburg 500 for less than $500, a slug barrel for it around $200. I would not listen to the suggestions on buying a used $200 gun. You may get lucky but usually are buying someone';s problem. It don't sound that you are experienced to know what you are looking at as far as used. Buy new.
a shotgun is probably best choice you can use for hunting


or protect.


ask a the same question/


i think angel gave good answer,


here some slections


remington 870===$250


wingmster==$600


mossberg500 ====$200
Derpending on where you live, get both.





Remington Express in 12 ga. or 20 ga.


A good .22 pistol, Browning, Ruger, Walther, etc.





Getting both should keep you in the 500-700 range.
shot guning is more fun .a remington 11-87 is a good one
If you're new to the shooting sports, your first firearm should be neither. Everybody should start with a rifle chambered for 22 LR. The little rimfire's fun, cheap and easy to shoot, and it's a great way to learn good habits.


Next, unless there's a serious immediate need for you to go armed all day every day, I'd suggest a shotgun, but not knowing you or what you intend to do with it makes it hard to give good advice. I've been hunting with side-by-sides for the better part of a half century, but that may not suit your purposes well. Rather than a specific model or brand, though, the fit is more important. If the length of pull, drop and cast of the stock are right for you, you'll have a lot better time of it.
It really depends on what you want to use the gun for.





If you havent ever shot a gun before get a rifle first or borrow one from someone and check it out.





Most states if not every state require pistol permits, your talking major bucks for that and your limited with what you can hunt if you plan on hunting with it.





A shot-gun is pretty universal, dear season, turkey season, etc.... But like I said it depends on what you want the gun for.
for home defense %26amp; target shooting


shotgun= mossberg model 870


pistol= any 1911 type .45
you should get shotgun
I agree with the person who mentioned the .22 rimfire rifle . It's a great cartridge; very inexpencive, low recoil and lower noise, and still a whole lot of fun. It also helps to prepare you for other larger 'calibers'. You can also purchase a pistol in this caliber, which you can shoot at pop cans or candy or whatever, at most shooting ranges. The .22 pistol is also a lot less intimidating than virtually all other pistol calibers interms of recoil and noise, and a flame shooting out the end of your barrel can be quite intimidating to a first time shooter. So seriously consider a .22, the ammo is pennies a round and the gun itself is cheaper than other calibers too.
As others have mentioned, FIRST you should take a basic firearms safety course if you haven't already. A local gun shop or police department could give you information on this. As for a firearm recommendation it all depends on what you have intended for it. For home protection I would recommend a Smith %26amp; Wesson .357 magnum revolver. It has enough stopping power, they don't have a slide to jam, very simple to operate, easy to tell if it's loaded or empty, and the recoil is tolerable. Also I would go with frangible ammunition if you live in a condo or apartment, as you don't want any stray bullets traveling through a shared wall an hitting an innocent person. Pistols (automatics; i.e. Sigarms, Glock, Springfield) are fine, but a bit more complicated for a beginner. Shotguns are a bit unwieldy inside a home even with a short barrel, so I would avoid this as a home protection weapon unless specifically trained.
Pistol -- Glock 22 --40 S%26amp;W or Glock 17 --9 mm.


2nd Choice:: SPRINGFIELD XD PISTOL (any model)


Very High reliability and accuracy.


Shoots any brand ammo of correct caliber.


Great carry piece.


Go to your local GUN RANGE and rent one before you buy.


Ammo is popular and available. 9mm is cheap price.


40 S%26amp;W is used by our Police Department.


Springfield XDs have lifetime warranty.


Springfield XDs have trigger and grip safeties.


Springfield XDs have visual indicators for firing pin and bullet chamber.


Either can be found brand new for less than $500.


You can find new Mossberg shotguns for $155.00 at Walmart.


Buy your pistol first then take a training class on firearm handling.


Then enjoy your new addition! :)