>>That can happen, although it's generally a consequence of carelessness
>>or poor technique these days. The Colt M1911 (old Army sidearm) and

When I was learning how to shoot, this was referred to as "joining the Order of the Bloody Crescent" with the idea being "dumbass, it hurts if you do that, don't do that"

>>I've never taught a complete raw novice to shoot, but I think if I
>>did, I would do it like my grandfather did with me and start with
>>something single-shot. Then, perhaps, move on to revolvers. Save
>>semiautos for the 200-level course. :)
>
>Are there any of those that aren't antiques in personal collections
>these days? Those seem like they'd be hard to rent at the range.

Actually, there are many companies that make single shot rifles for expressly this task. They're pretty much just bolt action rifles that don't have any sort of magazine, so the shooter has to open the bolt, put a round into the chamber, then close the bolt in order to shoot.

You can replicate this with many bolt action rifles by just removing the magazine. You could probably do the same with this pistol, come to think of it, as it doesn't have a magazine safety, I wonder if that's why it doesn't?

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