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What is a good first gun to start with.We have long gun background , but none for handgun which is why I turned to CGN er's We are all over the map,glock. h&k, s&w, steyr, sig sauer etc etc etc.
Many have said start with 38 revolver and learn to shoot right..... then switch to the faster semi's because once you start with the semi's you pick up bad habits which are hard to break...this is from people we have encountered thus far. We would like to start off with the 9mm if not a revolver 38.

Any and all suggestions are welcome...I'm sure this will fire up some debating
 
Price point?

Sig P226s are are very nice.

CZ 75s are nice too and cheaper.

But you really need to go and see which one feels better in your hand.
 
try them all, the only way to know is to shoot them, several times, for months...fiddling with them at the store is better than site unseen but you will truly know what you like on a pistol after you have handled it for a while.
 
hard to shoot them all as alot of guys don't have them available to fire anywhere except if you get lucky and bump into a guy who will let you try it...which is always possible
Avenida said:
try them all, the only way to know is to shoot them, several times, for months...fiddling with them at the store is better than site unseen but you will truly know what you like on a pistol after you have handled it for a while.
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join your IPSC/IDPA local club, go to a match, you will find at least 25 people = 25 guns. Ask questions, tell them that you want to buy your first one, get into the sport, have fun, make friends, pistol shooting is rather boring otherwise.
 
archer1 said:
will probably get one as well but like to get something with a little more punch
son is schooling for a cop so trying to get him into something he will be familiar with once he gets there
here they use the glocks in 9 and 40
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IMHO just like rifles, a 22 it the way to START. Its just easier to learn the skills involved. IF your son can excel with the 22, he will do the same with the 9. You might just save him correcting bad habits along the way.

For a 22, Rugers are my choice, For a 9mm cant go wrong with the CZ-75.
 
archer1 said:
will probably get one as well but like to get something with a little more punch
son is schooling for a cop so trying to get him into something he will be familiar with once he gets there
here they use the glocks in 9 and 40
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Well if he wants to get some trigger time on a glock, buy a glock. That simple. To me they feel like a big plastic box, but yet actually shoot pretty alright.
Go for the Glock 17(which is 9mm) over the 22 (.40s&w) because .40 can be a little snappy.
 
The 22LR is a good gun to have as it is so cheap to shoot. I always take a 22 to the range and shoot if first. In this country in the winter outside you always loose brass in the snow. A revolver does not loose brass. A .38Special/.357Mag is a good combo as it is tame and a little wild if you want. Than you have the choice of single action or double action. The DA is faster to load and unload and more expensive. The DA you can shoot SA or DA so this is easier to handle to start with, less trigger pull. A good quality SA Ruger revolver is in the range of $5-600. I'm a big revolver fan as I reload and hate looking for brass and they are easier to shoot IMHO.

Now all the cool people on here have Glocks, it is like a religion so you have to have a Glock or your not cool. And never ever question their religion!
 
.40 has a little more recoil over a 9mm... But a lone wolf barrel is all you need to run 9mm in it !!! 2 in 1...
 
we are shooting at a local club now with their club guns but are the guys at these ipsc and idpa shoots approachable or are they snobs and want you to figure it out yourself. I am an easy guy to talk to so should be no problem on my end I don't want to be looking for help and have some a!@@#$#%$%&e give me the business just because he has been shooting forever and we are starting and learning.
Avenida said:
join your IPSC/IDPA local club, go to a match, you will find at least 25 people = 25 guns. Ask questions, tell them that you want to buy your first one, get into the sport, have fun, make friends, pistol shooting is rather boring otherwise.
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