Bakercakes
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Haha, well thanks guys for the friendly posts! I feel confident that my choice in a firearm has been a good one! I just can't wait to start tearing up some targets.
Bought my first handgun today!
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Would you put a novice driver into a Ferrari or a Lamborghini? I would not.
Good luck and I hope you have some positive experiences with your 9mm in spite of being overpowered. Basic pistol shooting skills are best acquired by learning the skills with an air-pistol or a revolver in .22 cal. and having a competent coach at your side.
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Total BS and a poor analogy. 9mm is more like putting a novice shooter in a corolla or civic. The best handgun to learn the principals of shooting is the one that best fits your hand. You obviously are better at linguistics than shooting if you feel that a 9mm is able to overpower a novice shooter with proper instruction.
On top of everything you made the assumption that he has never fired a handgun. What happens when you assume ??????
Get a grip please stick to math related questions.
Good luck and I hope you have some positive experiences with your 9mm in spite of being overpowered. Basic pistol shooting skills are best acquired by learning the skills with an air-pistol or a revolver in .22 cal. and having a competent coach at your side.
texdores[/QUOTE]
Total BS and a poor analogy. 9mm is more like putting a novice shooter in a corolla or civic. The best handgun to learn the principals of shooting is the one that best fits your hand. You obviously are better at linguistics than shooting if you feel that a 9mm is able to overpower a novice shooter with proper instruction.
On top of everything you made the assumption that he has never fired a handgun. What happens when you assume ??????
Get a grip please stick to math related questions.
Congratulations Bakercakes. My first handgun was a Glock 17. I qualified for the Australian IPSC team with it. 15 handguns owned and some 70 plus different models shot, it is still my go to gun.
My then GFs first handgun was a Beretta 92fs named Sweetie (romantic present from me), she ended up as armed security at our national parliament, then at our embassy in Japan and Jakarta. We both got .22s later, in the form of Beretta .22 conversion units. Great for cheap practise.
There is nothing wrong with starting on a 9mm as long as you don't have a shoulder or wrist injury that will be aggravated by it.
Shooting a .22 will help you to learn trigger control and breathing without a flinch developing or recoil throwing your groups out (I'm currently shooting a .22lr S&W Model 18 so I can master the double action revolver cheaply), shooting a 9mm will help you learn to control the power of the gun, recover sight picture under recoil and generally have fun because it has more of an 'earth shattering kaboom'.
For your Glock I recommend you replace the factory sights with a decent set of aftermarkets, such as Heinie Slant Pros. Also replace the trigger connector with a 3.5 pound minus connector. This will give you a trigger weight of around five pounds. My groups halved as a newbie shooter when I made these two modifications.
My then GFs first handgun was a Beretta 92fs named Sweetie (romantic present from me), she ended up as armed security at our national parliament, then at our embassy in Japan and Jakarta. We both got .22s later, in the form of Beretta .22 conversion units. Great for cheap practise.
There is nothing wrong with starting on a 9mm as long as you don't have a shoulder or wrist injury that will be aggravated by it.
Shooting a .22 will help you to learn trigger control and breathing without a flinch developing or recoil throwing your groups out (I'm currently shooting a .22lr S&W Model 18 so I can master the double action revolver cheaply), shooting a 9mm will help you learn to control the power of the gun, recover sight picture under recoil and generally have fun because it has more of an 'earth shattering kaboom'.
For your Glock I recommend you replace the factory sights with a decent set of aftermarkets, such as Heinie Slant Pros. Also replace the trigger connector with a 3.5 pound minus connector. This will give you a trigger weight of around five pounds. My groups halved as a newbie shooter when I made these two modifications.
Bakercakes
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- Kelowna, British Columbia
I thought that glocks out of the box already had about a five pound trigger pull. But I'll def consider that, thanks for the info.
Well that's what they say but it's an ugly 5lb. Drop in the 3.5lb connector and
it will feel a little better.
Sparkplug*
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- Vancouver, BC
I think Texdores is taking a bit of unnecessary heat for the .22 and coach suggestion. I agree that starting with a 9mm pistol is a real challenge for any new shooter - thus Tex's remark. It might be too late for our first-time buyers here but it's worth considering all the same.
PS: Enjoy, Bakercakes, the fun is just beginning!
PS: Enjoy, Bakercakes, the fun is just beginning!
No worry, 9mm is no challenging at all, just a very little step up from a .22. Many people suggest a .22 but why practise a .22 when you want to shoot a 9mm? not made any sense to me. We all have a .22 for fun but you can also do the samething with a 9mm. Anyhow do a 0.2 cents trigger job and add a 3.5lb connector and you are good to go.
Trigun
Hahaha...hahahaha... a 9mm is too powerful? haaahahhahahahaahaahahaaa
congratulations buttercakes, the only reason i'd recommend a .22lr is cost of ammo and the fact that you can shoot a couple hundred more rounds for the same price of 9mm. but come on... it's really not that powerful. a 44mag, 357 mag... those are powerful guns i'd not advise a novice to start on as you wil develop a helluva flinch. have fun bakercakes, be safe.
congratulations buttercakes, the only reason i'd recommend a .22lr is cost of ammo and the fact that you can shoot a couple hundred more rounds for the same price of 9mm. but come on... it's really not that powerful. a 44mag, 357 mag... those are powerful guns i'd not advise a novice to start on as you wil develop a helluva flinch. have fun bakercakes, be safe.
Nothing wrong with starting on a Glock or a 9mm. Both are tried and true in the pistol world.
He said it was his first handgun, not his first gun. For all we know, the OP shoots 10 guage or .338 for sh**s and giggles, and a 9mm will seem like a water pistol.
To the OP-the Glock will do you just fine. I learned on the Glock 22, and had no troubles. But a .22 conversion kit will definitely help the bank account if you get into volume fire.
He said it was his first handgun, not his first gun. For all we know, the OP shoots 10 guage or .338 for sh**s and giggles, and a 9mm will seem like a water pistol.
To the OP-the Glock will do you just fine. I learned on the Glock 22, and had no troubles. But a .22 conversion kit will definitely help the bank account if you get into volume fire.
Yawn!
nice man! my first (and only, so far...) is a sig p226. I'm STILL waiting for damn ATT to ake it to the range to shoot, been waiting about 4 weeks now! grrrr.... I do like the glocks though and wouldn't mind picking one up. The XDM's have caught my eye too though and I would definitely grab one if they were more readily available
Bakercakes:
Glock create confusion with their labeling. The standard trigger connector is referred to as a five pound connector, but gives a trigger pull of around 8 pounds.
The Minus connector (it has a minus sign stamped on it) is referred to as a 3.5 pound connector but gives a trigger pull of around 5 to 6 pounds.
The 3.5 pound connector comes standard in the Glock 34, Glock 35 & 17L as these are considered competition pistols by Glock. The Glock 17 is considered a service pistol and comes with the heavier trigger connector.
You can also do a '25 cent trigger job' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE8ZFj7qll4
Keep in mind that you require a minimum 5 pound trigger pull if you are going to shoot IPSC production division and this can drop the trigger pull below 5 pounds.
Caveat: I have not watched this video all the way through, so use it at your own risk. I polished my trigger by firing 20,000 rounds through it.
Glock create confusion with their labeling. The standard trigger connector is referred to as a five pound connector, but gives a trigger pull of around 8 pounds.
The Minus connector (it has a minus sign stamped on it) is referred to as a 3.5 pound connector but gives a trigger pull of around 5 to 6 pounds.
The 3.5 pound connector comes standard in the Glock 34, Glock 35 & 17L as these are considered competition pistols by Glock. The Glock 17 is considered a service pistol and comes with the heavier trigger connector.
You can also do a '25 cent trigger job' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE8ZFj7qll4
Keep in mind that you require a minimum 5 pound trigger pull if you are going to shoot IPSC production division and this can drop the trigger pull below 5 pounds.
Caveat: I have not watched this video all the way through, so use it at your own risk. I polished my trigger by firing 20,000 rounds through it.
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Have fun and shoot!
or listen to Math teachers...
You tell me which is more excitingThere is no bad first gun, only bad last guns (all of them btw).
I like your statement! There is no bad first gun
Trigun
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A 9mm is too big a pistol to learn on if you're 12! Have fun with the G17. I am not a Glock fan but most people like them as I am sure you will. You could always bury it in the backyard for 2 years and shoot it
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj5Kcs4dzro
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj5Kcs4dzro
