Choosing first handgun
- Thread starter Northmen
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^^^^ Good point
Third Echelon
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That is a great point. A Sig P320 then it is !!!
The SIG P320 is the upgrade to striker fire of the P250, which is hammer fired. It has been chosen by the US Army for their modular pistol. It's only a few hundred dollars more than the P250 and worth every penny. Search it on here and you'll see.
Third Echelon
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Thank you B.H.B. I will do some more digging into the P320.
Try Them All Before You Commit
Without dissing all the well heeled advice you will or have received, get down to a local range and troll through as many different handguns as your budget can handle. Fire as many different manufacturers and calibers as you find interesting. In fact write down all the models here and give them a run.
Considering all well intentioned opinions what they don't consider is personal level fit and finish and the hand eye interface which is uniquely yours. Your personal interpretation of hand strength, grip, forearm stress, sight picture and a whole #$%^ load more considerations cannot be debated into a final purchase choice, or least it shouldn't be.
Get some hands on over a few visits and you'll never suffer from buyers remorse....
For myself if it does not have 10mm stamped on the frame I don't even look at it.
IPSC
Without dissing all the well heeled advice you will or have received, get down to a local range and troll through as many different handguns as your budget can handle. Fire as many different manufacturers and calibers as you find interesting. In fact write down all the models here and give them a run.
Considering all well intentioned opinions what they don't consider is personal level fit and finish and the hand eye interface which is uniquely yours. Your personal interpretation of hand strength, grip, forearm stress, sight picture and a whole #$%^ load more considerations cannot be debated into a final purchase choice, or least it shouldn't be.
Get some hands on over a few visits and you'll never suffer from buyers remorse....
For myself if it does not have 10mm stamped on the frame I don't even look at it.
IPSC
- - G40 Razor Red Dot
- - G20 Trijicon Nite Sights Competition Trigger
- - Nighthawk Custom Richard Heinie 6" Long Slide
The Jericho 941 is a good handgun but if you're leaning in that direction I would just get a Shadow "1".
Remember, the firearm's the cheapest part of the equation.
P.S. My vote still goes to the M&P 2.0 or Ruger 9E. The Ruger 9E has a very good trigger and I think a site sponsor (Tenda?) has them on sale for $419.
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I took a chance on that ruger deal. Even withough buying a second mag to go with it it still seemed too good to pass up. Don't see it for less than $700 for anywhere else really . Maybe I should have got two lol
Dumb question, but why remove it?
blaxsun
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At one point I was really into modern-styled handguns: Glock, Sig, Beretta, HK... I used to shun 1911s, that is - until I actually had a chance to handle a Kinder 1911 in 9mm. Man, it was love at first sight... After that, all my other polymer-framed guns just seemed awkward by comparison. I'm not going to suggest that 1911s are the end-all/be-all of handguns, but I really wish I'd tried one out many years ago. Sometimes it's worth it to pay a little more and get exactly what you'll be happy with for a long time as opposed to settling for something in an arbitrary price range. At the end of the day, the cost of the gun is really academic when you consider the cost to feed it.
freezer filler
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Some folks prefer to be able to use the last round in the chamber in a situation where the mag is dropped.
