Handguns

Sorry for not keeping up with this thread I started fellas but life entails other things as well . I’m going back to the start and read the replies ,I know that I will have more questions so hang in there........
Thanks
Leavenworth
 
If you are only going to have one handgun, may as well be a 9mm. The ammo is not nearly as cheap as .22, but affordable enough to practice often.
 
get a 22 if you stick with handgun shooting you are going to want one anyways. so much cheaper to shoot, some will tell you they get bored with shooting them but I never did but thats just my opinion.
 
Chas59 said:
I would buy both, a 9mm in semi auto and a .357 magnum in a revolver. Can't go wrong with those calibres, very different experiences but I enjoy both. Smith & Wesson or Ruger for the revolver and many choices for the 9mm. My preference is CZ but ymmv.
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^^^This right here... everything he said saved me a lot of typing! Ruger SP-100 or a Redhawk (Blackhawk if ya like the Cowboy look) and the CZ Shadow 2...unless of course you have small hands in which case ya may want to reconsider a bit.
 
Just so you fellas know I do have my restricted as well but I don’t remember them going into much depth about the different pistol action options . Revolvers single action easy to understand Revolvers double action easy to understand . Pistol actions a bit overwhelming

Pistols. Single Action Double Action. Double Action/SingleAction. I need to do lots of learning !

I bet there is a lot of fans of the 3 different actions ?
Leavenworth
 
Leavenworth said:
Just so you fellas know I do have my restricted as well but I don’t remember them going into much depth about the different pistol action options. Revolvers, single action, easy to understand. Revolvers, double action, easy to understand. Pistol actions a bit overwhelming. Pistols. Single Action. Double Action. Double Action/SingleAction. I need to do lots of learning! I bet there is a lot of fans of the 3 different actions? Leavenworth
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by John Farnam | 2:28 am
1 Jan 21
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For a first gun you should get an all steel 9mm da/sa, learn to shoot it well in both DA and in SA after that you will be a decent shot with no matter what you buy. Similar to driving, if you start with an auto you may never learn to drive standard, if you start with a standard you can pretty much drive anything after that.
 
I'll chime in with my 2 cents. What is the intended purpose of the hand gun? That is a good question to ask your self and will help form the answer. If you are buying a hand gun for the sake of having one with no real focused purpose then I would go with a 9mm "duty gun", something that is easy to learn on and use with lots of aftermarket support. Glock, Sig, S&W etc. Any thing that is used by a LE agency is a good place to start. I would also start with a center fire hand gun to start and skip the .22lr. If you get proper instruction, learning on a 9mm is not an issue at all. This way you will not be investing into multiple platforms and calibers just to sell the .22 down the road.
Shooting hand guns isn't hard and learning the nuisances between firing systems and triggers types isn't hard either.

If I was buying a handgun for the first time I would probably go with either a Glock 9mm (17,19,19x, choose your flavor) or a Sig P320/M17.
 
Okay let’s say I start with a revolver as my first handgun and maybe later down the road I purchase a pistol . I was looking , web browsing ,You Tube and looked at Smith & Wesson revolvers . I see that some parts are made of M.I.M . Like the Model 19 .How do you stay away from that ? Are there revolver manufacturers that don’t use MIM parts ?
Thank You
Leavenworth
 
Leavenworth said:
Okay let’s say I start with a revolver as my first handgun and maybe later down the road I purchase a pistol . I was looking , web browsing ,You Tube and looked at Smith & Wesson revolvers . I see that some parts are made of M.I.M . Like the Model 19 .How do you stay away from that ? Are there revolver manufacturers that don’t use MIM parts ?
Thank You
Leavenworth
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Buy older, pre-lock S&W revolvers. Their quality, if well cared for will be far better than any new revolvers.

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Plus , if you get a model 19 smith, or a ruger, what ever you have lots of choices for loads, light paper punching 38 special up to hot 357mag, all in the same gun.
A older 19 smith is great, but most are 4 in , so those are out. 586, 686 are a great gun, a bit larger than the K frame which are the 19, 66 models
 
Hello Geologist . I hear what you are saying as I did do a bit of research on to how some believe that the locks can fail or cause problems that the failure will cause them not to fire ? Also did the older S&W .357 mags not have forcing cone problems ie. cracking ?
Leavenworth
geologist said:
Buy older, pre-lock S&W revolvers. Their quality, if well cared for will be far better than any new revolvers.

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Could you please elaborate on why an older S&W in 4 inch would be out ? Are you saying 4 Inch is not a good barrel length ?
Leavenworth
marshall said:
Plus , if you get a model 19 smith, or a ruger, what ever you have lots of choices for loads, light paper punching 38 special up to hot 357mag, all in the same gun.
A older 19 smith is great, but most are 4 in , so those are out. 586, 686 are a great gun, a bit larger than the K frame which are the 19, 66 models
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Leavenworth said:
Hello Geologist . I hear what you are saying as I did do a bit of research on to how some believe that the locks can fail or cause problems that the failure will cause them not to fire ? Also did the older S&W .357 mags not have forcing cone problems ie. cracking ?
Leavenworth
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Older K frame S&W .357s do have a cracked forcing cone issue when a lot of full power 125 grain magnum loads are fired through them.

I run 158 gr magnum loads through my 19-5 with no problem but mostly I shoot .38 Specials through it and my 12-2.
 
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