Here's another thing to consider.
Buy a decent rife with iron sights and learn to shoot with them,,,
Because you can always add a scope at a later date.
My experience is that new shooters who do this become "better" shooters,,,
Those who start on a scope become dependent on the optics,,,
They never become proficient without the optic.
Those who learn to shoot with iron sights can always transition to a scope,,,
Or move back to iron sighted rifles at a moments notice.
But here's the true skinny on the subject,,,
It doesn't really matter because there are no rules for this.
I start new shooters off on a quality iron-sighted single-shot .22 rifle,,,
Then as their proficiency develops I move then to the next step.
I am what you would call a traditionalist,,,
I believe in learning to understand the entire process,,,
But I will admit that my traditional way is not the only successful method.
Honestly, I'm not trying to convince you my way is better,,,
I'm just attempting to show you some different trains of thought.
Fighter pilots start out on prop planes, then jet trainers, then the fighters themselves,,,
That's the chain of progression I like to use when starting new shooters.
Aarond
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