Not a new shooter, but a new member.
Mostly revolvers from .38 Spl to .45 Colt to .44 Magnum and a few in between.
The Springfield 1911/A1 .45 ACP from the mid eighties that’s been worked over (details to follow sometime) is one of the best shooters.
I load everything I shoot. Nearly all with cast bullets.
And a few rifles.