school me on a new handgun

[CreamySmooth]

10mm You mean the ammo that you find anywhere and is one step down from a 50AE bad decision...

Well, I thought I was being funny but you didn't get that I guess.

Anyway, I will say the G20 is a great choice though. While not as cheap as 9mm, if you pick up a Lone Wolf .40 cal barrel you can shoot for cheaper, yet still have the option to shoot 10mm. Which is around .357 Mag in thump and performance. It's a long way from .50 AE.... It gives you good options and something different. Shooting the 10 is addictive as all heck when you start.

 

[Mark-II]

Fishing World has an excellent price on CZ right now if you visit their forum

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1257122-CZ-special!


...ah...looks like it's over...nm

 

[AikiNut]

Get competent shooting a .22 pistol and carry the skills over to the 9mm. I've seen a LOT of people buy a 9mm or something similar/bigger without first having learned to hit a target with a handgun. Floors in ranges gouged, bullet tracks in the grass in front of the targets, lights shot out, target turning mechanisms hit. All that because they didn't learn to control their trigger, and were either gripping poorly, anticipating (and jerking the trigger in response) recoil, attempting to compensate for recoil (and jerking the pistol), and a bunch of other things.

When you do get a pistol, have a friend load a magazine for you, including a couple of randomly placed snap-caps. What happens when the hammer/striker falls on a snapcap will tell you what's happening to the shots that aren't in the black part of a pistol target...

 

[stromrider]

ok, so back story, had my PAL for awhile, got my rifles and shotguns , but recently upgraded to my RPAL, so while i wait for the card to show up, i`m doing some research on what will be my first purchase, ive been hearing about strike and non striker, ? polymer and non polymer?, i`m leaning towards a 9mm for my first one so cheaper ammo and can hand it down to the kids when they are ready, , ive been looking a a ruger sr9 9mm, fits my hands pretty good and comes with a few mags and case for $575 on average,

any other i should look at?, i want reliable, and current model so if i want to upgrade parts its easier, with a budget of $750, any ideas??, and yes, would prefer to stick with 9mm
thanks!!

There's lots of info around to research, but in a nutshell striker fired guns will have the same trigger pull every time, double-action-only or single-action-only hammer fired guns will as well. DA/SA guns like most Sig/CZ pistols have a long double action pull on the first shot where the trigger is also cocking the hammer, and then subsequent shots will be a shorter and lighter single action pull where the trigger simply releases the hammer. Some folks don't care for two different trigger modes on their pistols, others don't mind. Since you're starting from scratch it might be less of an issue than if you were already very accustomed to one type. As was stated in the elsewhere in the thread, my advice is to place a good deal of importance on the availability of parts and accessories up here, as it's a huge pain to find sights, magazines etc for the somewhat less popular guns. Inquire at gun stores and on here about parts availability for any gun you might be considering to gauge what's easily available. And like others have said, try to put potential pistols in-hand to see how they feel, it can be a pretty instant yes or no to a particular gun. Good luck!

 

[guppie1160]

CZ's are excellent pistols I own two and love how the feel and work

 

[ian745]

all excellent ideas, thanks guys(gals to ), ive been to cabellas and held a few of the 22`s, just didnt seem to fit right in my hand, maybe it was the ingrained thought of yet another 22 in the safe, i dont know,lol, but when i started handling/fondling the bigger cal`s, i kept going back to the 9mm area, i have fired them a few times at ranges, ive fired up to a 357, and found the 9mm a comfortable starting spot for me,
the reason for my thread was really more knowledge between striker and no striker and also brands and such, i started looking around and was getting confused keeping track of all the different models and brands and such
as for my starting price point, its only a stepping stone, i`m not gonna go break the bank on something i havent had much experience with, that can happen down the road,

as for the addiction, i get it, i have my PAL already and my long gun collection blossomed nicely in its first year and abit..lol, i`m prepared for the addiction, well mentally at least,lol,
thanks for all the ideas though, gonna do a bit more research in store and since i`m still waiting for amy rpal, i probably have awhile to go, and for the member who stated by new, yes, that was my plan, im gonna buy new and local for my first, then go from there

thanks again!!

 

[CV32]

There are a boatload of choices, most of them perfectly functional and reliable. Its good advice to try out a few of them, if possible, to see how they feel in your hands.

 

[msnively]

Another option most don't think of is the IWI Jericho 941. It comes in polymer(I think this version is ugly) and a steel(Which I love the look of and own.).

It's a variation on the CZ75.

Got mine at Bullseye Sports in London(They're a site sponsor)

Came with 3 mags, holster, mag holster. It's in the price range you specified.

It's a different look, which is why I went with it over a Glock. I know I'll get a Glock someday, but, I just don't like the look of them(Visually I mean).

 

[ian745]

i like the look of the jericho actually, i held a glock today and actually wasnt a fan of how they felt, but i did see that there is a ton of different versions? are the grips different? or is it just like a car model with slight different look changes ??, and thanks to everyone taking the time to explain it to me,

 

[Cameron SS]

With a $750 budget I would buy used and any modern big name brand handgun is reliable.

Plus one for buying used. Its your first handgun, not your last.

Modern combat pistols are built to take a beating, so no mater what the last guy did to it, its probably going to shoot just fine. Many sellers of used pistols may also let you try before you buy, as the "Drive it off the lot" factor is already gone.

Comfortable Grip that fits like a glove, good trigger that your finger can find effortlessly with a smooth squeeze, crisp sights that you can line up without thinking too much about, and you have a great gun for what you need.

Everything else is just noise in my opinion.

 

[Still alive]

i like the look of the jericho actually, i held a glock today and actually wasnt a fan of how they felt, but i did see that there is a ton of different versions? are the grips different? or is it just like a car model with slight different look changes ??, and thanks to everyone taking the time to explain it to me,

Glocks have evolved from the original ones in the 80s. As far as grips go, the Gen 2 had rather smooth checkering on the front and the backstrap. The Gen3 had the finger grooves and the Gen4 has the interchangeable backstraps. The grip angles and operating features of Glocks are fairly similar. You learn on one, you can use them all. The only difference in Canada is the different lengths of the grips between the smallest to the largest Glocks. Some find the 17 a big handful. I like the 19 very much.

 

[BombRat]

SR9 is awesome for the price you pay for it. Got it as my first pistol last winter and love it. There a lot of othergood pistols out there and I'll get them a few more eventually but I havent regreted my choice so far.